A Typical Rhine River Freight Barge

Heading To Innsbruck

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October 20th 2008
We packed up all our gear and Nikki, said our goodbyes to Michael and headed off to Innsbruck in Austria. But first we made a detour to the point in Basel were the three countries of Switzerland, Germany and France all meet. We drove across the German border to a footbridge across the Rhine. Here we walked from Germany into France and back without any checkpoints. We called into a nearby super ... 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