Wiener Riesenrad

Eurovision!

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May 19th 2015
Tuesday 19thMay. Prater, Eurovision, concert at Palais Auersperg. This morning I examined my Vienna tourist map to see if there was anything else that caught my eye as a ‘not to be missed’ location. I spotted The Prater, with its historic giant wheel, so headed off there by tram and metro. The Prater is a big amusement park, and garden park, with a number of very historic rides and a ... read more

Europe » Austria » Vienna

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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