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Excursion to Salzburg

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October 4th 2014
On 24 June we were to catch the 9:05 train for Salzburg from Westbahnhof. We got up very early. As we validated the Vienna card in the afternoon on 21 June, the tickets were still valid; we used them to travel to Westbahnhof. The express train called at just a few stations, St Pötten and Linz, on the way to Salzburg. After leaving Linz, lush countryside with dense woods, river and pasture ... 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