At the top of the slopes

Skiing in Tauplitz and Fun in Bratislava

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January 18th 2007
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? As I struggled to get my legs under control I told myself, "Barbara, you can do this!" It was my first attempt at skiing and we had just been fitted out with boots and skis. Now I had to negotiate the turnstyle along with dozens of other people and position myself to get onto the ski lift when it arrived behind me! Easier said than done! My skis had ... 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