Off Piste

Ski time!

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February 11th 2006
Happy birthday to Mozart! Craig and I have just returned from the most incredible week enjoying the thrill of skiing in Austria. We stayed with Beda, a colleage of his, and were treated with the most amazing german hospitality. Due to space, Beda put us up in a typical austrian bed and breakfast - it even smelt austrian. That was my first introduction to what a "good austrian breakfast is" - it ... 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