Bad Ischl

This is a cafe in the city Bad Ischl, where the Kaiser had a summer villa. The last Kaiserin [empress] of Austria was Elisabeth, who is to this day worshipped by the Austrians. Her nickname in German was Sisi. They apparently tried to translate that into English, utterly failing.

Salzkammergut

June 8th 2009
It's about time I get into gear and update this old thing again! This semester has been full of days off and extended weekends, as the Austrians are not the biggest fans of effort and work. Thus, last weekend, we had one of our many four day weekends. After lots of planning and the threat of cancellation due to the weather, Libor, L'ubomir (Slovakia), Veronika (Czech Republic), Bénédicte (Fra ... 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

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