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Vienna Day Two- Sachertorte, Belvedere, Melange

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September 27th 2009
We woke up very early today, around 8:30, got ready pretty fast, and went downstairs for our complimentary breakfast. It wasn't great, but hey this is a hostel not the holiday inn.. The first thing we did was go to the Belvedere Palace because it was far away from everything else. This palace belonged to a Hapsburg general. It was so beautiful.. the architecture, the gardens, the marble floors- ... 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