In the concert hall, I could imagine women in beautiful full-skirted gowns twirling to the notes of The Blue Danube waltz.

Mozart/Strauss concert at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna! And the Benedictine Monastery in Melk.

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May 17th 2018
The time finally came for the one special excursion we had booked: A concert in Vienna at the Hofburg Imperial Palace, the main centre of the Habsburg Dynasty which ruled for 700 years. Today was a day of "No photos allowed", in both the concert and the Abby, but I can show you the outsides of both places and the entrance ways. One of the Benedictine Abby's claims to fame is having the human ... 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