Devin, with the Devin castle on the hill.

One of the few townships we saw on the banks of the Danube. not far from Bratislava. Although the castle has a history dating to 864AD it was largely destroyed by the Napoleonic Wars so is now just ruins.

Vienna - our last stop

June 4th 2014
Wednesday 4th June 2014 We were down at the port by 0930 and sat around for a while in the nearby park before going down to the pier where the ferry was to come in. It seemed that it would be late as it hadn't arrived when scheduled. We stood on the pier and started a conversation with tow American ladies - mother and daughter who were traveling together. The time soon ... 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

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