Olomouc

An Austro-Hungarian Visit

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May 22nd 2011
Olomouc is a town of about 100,000 people in Moravia, in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. It has a lot of the things that the big cities have – a town square, old buildings, churches by the dozen, a UNESCO site, drunks and beggars – but is much less crowded (with either). We spent two nights there to have a look around en route from Krakow to Budapest. It was a great decision. The b ... read more

Europe » Austria » Vienna

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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