A view from the Fortress

The Hills are alive with the Sound of Music

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February 27th 2007
Our first journey alone Double click on pictures to enlarge them With a four day weekend in sight and eagerness to see other parts of Austria, all of the Drake students, minus one, joined forces and decided to conquer Salzburg. It just so happened that we all had Monday and Tuesday off, which made for perfect Sunday-Tuesday adventure. After booking our hostel, which only ... 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