Five Fingers Lookout

Trekking Above The Clouds

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July 18th 2011
Geo: 47.5573, 13.647After a hearty breakfast at our Gastof, we drove to the Krippenstein Valley (only a five minute drive) to catch a cable car up the mountain to the Krippenstein Middle Station. We thought the Funicular that took us up the mountain to the Salt Mine yesterday was steep. It has nothing on the Cable Car. When we reached the Middle Station (750 metres up from the valley floor), ... read more

Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Hallstatt

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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