Leah and I in ship on the Danube River

The Danube Valley

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August 30th 2005
We made our first trip Tuesday to the Danube Valley. It began with a boat ride along the Blue Danube River, which, surprisingly enough was not blue. I heard it normally is but because of the amount of rainfall it was just an ugly brown : ( The boat took us to the medieval village of Durnstein where we hiked up to twelfth-century castle ruins that overlook the Danube. I must say it was a pretty ... 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