Sunflowers ready for harvest,Czech Republic

Three countries in a day again and then lost in Vienna

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August 24th 2009
Monday 24th August Three countries in a day again and then lost in Vienna Today started out so promising,the weather was beautifully fine and we had a fairly direct run to Vienna with two borders to cross. We started off relatively early thinking we would take our time with a relatively short distance to travel. Those of you readers who are observant will recall that we used to own a Skoda Sa ... read more

Europe » Austria » Vienna » Vienna

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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