The Hofburg II

Goodnight Vienna

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July 18th 2006
Firstly..........sorry about the Ringo reference in the title, but I was getting desperate. Anyway........my Vienna experience: I ended my stay here with a movie. Yes……..I know I shouldn’t have been indoors (especially given the lovely weather), but I think the movie added to my experience, and I’d recommend it to anyone visiting this city. The movie was ‘The Third Man’. It was ma ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more