Melk Abbey

Melk to Vienna via the Wachau Valley

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July 19th 2012
Hi Friends, We started Thursday with a trip to the famous Melk Abbey. Although the abbey is just above the village, finding the parking lot was no easy task. In fact, we gave up after driving all through the village twice. We parked in public lot about half way up the hill and walked in. The place is amazing. First, it is huge. Second, it is old. It was established as a fortified Benedictine ... 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