Hofburg Palace

Austria - Vienna

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January 21st 2008
Thursday 17 January 2008 A long but pleasant flight on Austrian Airlines took us (photo) the 8459 km from Bangkok to Wien - Vienna as we know it. The inflight displays entertained the plane buffs amongst us (photo). After looking for ATM’s (closed), foreign exchange (closed) and fighting with the train ticket machine (50 Euro notes too big), a generous local bought half our train fare to the ci ... 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