Government House

Schnitzel Boy

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August 14th 2007
If Bratislava was fairy land then the only way to describe Vienna was grand. We discovered on our first night that free Vienna Film Festival on the Rathausplatz was taking place. So, we sat and watched the orchestra outside the Rathaus (city hall) sipping on some red wine and enjoying the beautiful evening. Apparently the conductor that we were watching, Carlos Kleiber, is quite famous and taped p ... 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