On the A8

On to Vienna

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June 1st 2018
Today we left Munich and hit the road to Vienna. We decided to take in some sights along the way. We stopped along the A8 Autobahn, the trip I made each Monday morning on the way to work for the week in Traunreaut. It is a beautiful stretch of highway. Then we decided to try to tour the Herrinchiemsee, the Mad King Ludwig II castle on the lake. After trying to find to so-called signs in the city o ... read more

Europe » Austria » Vienna

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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