German mountains

Recap of the flight and first day

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July 6th 2008
So I’m in Europe now. It still hasn’t sunk in to me though it is really a crazy thought to think that I am halfway around the world from where I was a day ago. So let’s recap. The excursion here was really not bad at all. On the first leg of the trip there was a slight amount of turbulence that caused my friend Racheal to keep grabbing onto my arm. I though that it was funny that t ... read more

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck

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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