The Imperial Palace!

Day 13

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July 21st 2006
Today was Vienna. After a little confusion at the station, we got on the train at about 10:00. The ride was not as scenic as I would have liked, there was lots of farmland. There were some fun sunflower fields and little villages in the Moravian countryside, so it was fun to see a different side of the Czech Republic. The ride was about 4 hours long. I mostly slept, talked, and looked at th ... 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