Lovely drive from Germany then over the mountains and the border to Grän, Austria for a brief visit 170621 Gran (40)

Lovely drive from Germany then over the mountains and the border to Grän, Austria for a brief visit

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June 21st 2017
Today we left Germany and hopped over the border to Austria. Just for three nights but we want to visit one of the German castles and the Austrian campsite Bob has found is the most convenient, albeit it’s in a different country. We had a bit of a storm in the night with lots of flashing lightning for a couple of hours, then half an hour of rain and some half hearted thunder. Then it was g ... read more

Europe » Austria » Tyrol

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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