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Christmas Eve

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December 24th 2006
It’s Christmas Eve in Salzburg, Austria. It feels different, no doubt. We went back to the Christmas Market in old town and did some shopping for our tiny Christmas morning tomorrow. The narrow streets were filled with holiday shoppers from all over the world. After lunch we visited the Festung Hohensalzburg which is the fortress on the hill above Salzburg. It is basically a small village insi ... 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