Getting ready to canyon

The Hills are alive.......

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September 6th 2010
......with the sound of music! Today we were on the bus at 7:15AM to get to Austria for some serious adrenline activities (for some). The drive took us up through Italy and the Italian Alps, and through Austria until we were almost on the German border. The drive was one of the longer days that we were expected to have on the coach at around six and a bit hours. It does seem like a long time b ... 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