Salzburg

Austria - Travel Diaries 2

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May 6th 2004
As the small train approaches the magnificent culture Mecca of Europe, I gather my things and I take note at how amazing the architecture changes in just a one-hour train ride out of an old satellite nation into Western Europe. As the train comes to a halt inside Sudbahnhof, my travels continue. Austria has a population of just over 8 million, Vienna is the capital, and music, art and architecture ... read more

Europe » Austria

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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