Salzburg Christmas Market

Day 2 in Munich

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December 23rd 2006
I rented a car today. The rental company was 5 miles from the hotel. That meant I had to find my way back. Turned the key, car jumped 5 feet. STICK SHIFT! I haven’t driven a stick in 10 years. None of the signs made any sense, but Jerry and I made it back without incident. After a scrumptious breakfast at our hotel (King’s Center, highly recommended) we wandered back down to the old part of ... 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