Wachau valley

Melk, Austria

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August 14th 2014
Great day. Journeyed overnight and through the Wachau valley- the wine country of Austria- early this morning. Beautiful landscapes; terraced vineyards, rustic villages lined with cobble stone roads. Life seems simple here. Our travels took us to Melk. We visited the Abbey that was a castle first built in the 900's and turned over to Benedictine Monks in about 1089. It burned to the ground in 1 ... read more

Europe » Austria

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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