June 2, 3, 2008 Vienna, Austria Monday morning we drove a few hours through Bavaria and along the eastern side of the Alps to Vienna, Austria. Another very nice drive on very good roads. The scenery here is something to behold with the mountains, lakes, and big valleys. As you get closer to Vienna the terrain flattens out to farmland and rolling hills. For any one who has traveled to northern Alberta ( Grand Prairie, Peace River country ) in Canada you would see a lot of similar country side with the same crops. ( wheat, canola, barley and hay crops.) Vienna is the cultural center of Austria, and for this part of the world for that matter, with the art, music, and architecture a big part of their lives. It is a beautiful city in
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