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Salzburg

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July 4th 2014
On thursday we took a day trip to Salzburg. The train ride was pretty boring, but as we drew closer to the city the beautiful mountains came into view. After closely examining our maps we set of on a long walk to Getreidegasse, which (in addition to having lots of wonderful shops) is the street on which Mozart was born. We were able to hit some of the shops for a few hours before we ventured the r ... read more

Europe » Austria » Salzburg

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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