Flak tower, Vienna

Schnitzel on two wheels

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August 13th 2010
Hearing thunder while in a tent usually means a ruined trip. But spirits were very high among the four of us, despite the ominous rumblings of the coming storm. We were set to start our ten-day bike trip the next day. We were in Passau, Germany, full of grins and camping equipment. It was my better-half, Delphine, her friend Laure, her boyfriend Christoph, and myself. Our goal was to make it to ... 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