Feldkirch

A brief interlude in Austria

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June 5th 2008
Well, I'm officially one entire country behind on the blogging. So instead of starting from the beginning of Italy, I've decided to skip over it and write a couple of more current entries before going back and filling things in. So for now there will a be a significant hole, a "time hole" if you will. But the hostel in Berlin has free internet, so maybe it'll get filled in a bit. But I'll be tryin ... read more

Europe » Austria » Tyrol

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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