christmas decorations at the markets

Vienna

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December 5th 2014
VIENNA – The Beautiful. On our journey towards Vienna, we past through the first of many lock’s on the Danube. This lock was the biggest and a real treat for all. The captain was controlling the entry and then raising of the ship in the lock, followed by release. What a sight as we went with -in 3 inches of the wall of the lock. The captain must have nerves of steel, but we did it, we were ... read more

Europe » Austria » Vienna

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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