One of the Hofburg Gates

Habsburg Glory

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March 27th 2010
Today I was awoken around 6:30 by the incessant hacking of one of my frightening old Slavic neighbors. I'm not sure what they are exactly, since my eavesdropping has been only through the door, but I think they might be Serbian or something. After this they clanged about for another hour, so by 7:30 I was wide awake and ready to start my day. Around 8:30 I headed out in search of breakfast, an ... 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