Mariazell Basilica2

Crocodile Mozart!

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September 13th 2006
My roommate, Alex, took this picture of me with a crocodile-faced Mozart at the Albertina, which was a museum that we went to with our German class. It was really interesting, and I learned a lot about Mozart, and it was in a beautiful old palace. More recently, last night, some friends (Matt, Katie, and Daniel) and I went to see "Schlangen am Flugzeug" meaning "Snakes on a Plane." In case yo ... 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