The Happy Couple

another German-speaking capital

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March 21st 2006
Melissa came to visit me...that makes two visitors! We spent ten days together, three of which in Vienna. I had to go for my exchange program's semiannual conference. It was great to see her and show her my new hometown. Vienna is way older than Berlin (it was a Roman colony) and far more charming and coherent. (Most cities are far more charming and coherent than the big B, though.) I show ... 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