Birchstesgarden

Day 34 - Vienna

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August 4th 2015
Wake up and get ready to leave for our tour of the Eagles Nest (where Hitler built a tea house on the top of a mountain to entertain and plan stuff). Eat emails and there is one from Avalon about our tour. Oh oh, low water and I have to call them straight away.... Finally get through, they have low water between their last cruise and ours (in Germany) so sounds like they might be late in re-positi ... 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