The palace

Ferris Wheel and a royal appointment

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December 2nd 2016
Geo: 48.218, 16.3825Today we had quite a late start, but once we were out we took the short walk to praterm. This was an amusement park which housed a Ferris wheel. So we bought our tickets for our ride around. This gave us not only views over the park itself but also over Vienna. This was quite cool to see. We then took a wander around the park, however, a lot of it was closed due to it being e ... 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