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Herr Haertle Does Nice Work

Stuffing my face at our corner table I had the distinct feeling someone was watching me...from above. Adjoining the breakfast room our pension owners operate a little shop selling woodcarvings done by Mr Haertle. We assumed this crucifix was one of his works available for sale. It would never fit in our trunk so we passed on it.
South of the Border

February 17th 2012
You would think that after going 36 hours without sleep, except for a half hour snooze during Shakespeare on the plane, that I would've had a long night's rest once I climbed into bed. Yet I was up most of the night coughing my brains out. I assume I was allergic to the feather bed or some alien German mould in our room. I kept my poor mother awake as well. But when breakfast ... read more
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Austrian Flag 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
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