Me in front of the Statue of Athena

I LOVE WEIN!

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February 5th 2008
What an adventure this had been! Where do I begin? The beginning I suppose...The sleeper car train lost power in our car over night, so when we awoke we were freezing. We got to our hostel easy enough. It was nice, Westend Hostel. We had our own bathroom. It was sweet, but it didn't have any handsoap. We took a brief nap at the hostel and then went on an adventure to find the Opera House. ... 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