A horse square

Salzburg and back to Rome

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October 31st 2005
I got into Salzburg a bit before noon. I bought the Salzburg Card which gives you entrance to all the sites and public transportation. I found the bus number the hostel gave and jumped on. A nice Austrian lady asked where I was going and then told me she'd let me know which stop to get off at. The hosel was a short walk from there. The Youth and Family Guest Hostel is huge - I think it used ... 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