Salzburg

Hello Salzburg

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July 3rd 2012
On Tuesday afternoon, I climb into the backseat of a new station wagon for the two hour trip north to Salzburg, well known for being the setting for the entire Sound of Music movie.<span> So well known, in fact, that Sound of Music tours are advertised just about everywhere you look and the hostel plays it every night at 8pm.<span> But I’m getting ahead of myself. The road trip is u ... 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