a view of Salzburg Cathedral from fortressw

Leaving Austria

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August 26th 2013
As promised in our last blog, we have been enjoying Salzburg for the last several days and believe that it is one of the most interesting and tourist friendly cities that we have toured. Our campground Nord-Sam is large, private with excellent facilities and close to the city. It is 100 m. from a bus stop that connected us with the Central Station (Bahnhof) to then take a bus directly into the O ... 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