Summer 2013part 1 050

Alpine air and strong beer

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August 6th 2013
Getting to Innsbruck felt like a major feat of planning after taking a train from Rimini to Bologna, a two hour wait, a train to Verona, a one hour wait and finally a three and half hour train in a closed compartment with no leg room and a Mexican family who did nothing to but talk to me and deed me nuts for the whole journey. Lovely people who were very keen to practise their English but all I wa ... read more

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck

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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