Hills and Music

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November 15th 2010
Gruss Gott! As was mentioned in the last blog, we noticed the transition from Italy to Austria as soon as we got on our third and last train for the day – clean, fresh and punctual to the second. The journey from the Austrian-Italian border to Innsbruck proved that the Austria of our imaginings (yes, ok, the Austria from The Sound of Music (TSoM)) did in fact match the Austria of real life – ... read more

Europe » Austria

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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