Europe trip 1160

A Viennese Waltz

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August 23rd 2011
Tuesday 23th August, 2011 Vienna, Austria On Monday evening we arrived in Vienna. Our friend Miriam has an apartment in the eighth district, only a few kilometres from the city centre. For our first meal in Vienna, we walked to the renowned Café Hummel for a vienna schnitzel and Austrian potato salad which is made with a vinaigrette type dressing instead of mayonnaise. Delicious. This morni ... 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