Straus Statue

Stauss me up!

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September 30th 2007
Day 10 Sunday 30 September 2007 Straus me up! Wake up: 7am Breaky 7am Bags and depart 8:40am We arrived at Parliament house at 9am with Dora. It was all very serious. I took a photo of everyone coming in the entrance and was immediately approached by a suit and told to “Clear it” the men in suits followed us everywhere. The ground staircase was impressive. We cl ... 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