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Sun, 22 Sep 2013 | By ccandj6monthsaway | Views [734]
We left beautiful Bled in Slovenia and made the even more lovely train ride through the Austrian countryside and mountains to Salzburg. We had a few days to kill before we met Chris’ Dad, Greg, in Munich so thought we would spend some time ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By kerryp | Views [298]
Mild temperatures , the sun rays tickle the skin, thanks to daylight savings time soon even an hour longer in the evening . Long the winter will be no longer able to maintain the desired spring and we also expect a few cold days , whether at Easter or ... Read more >
Tags: saltzburg
Mon, 19 Aug 2013 | By deanm | Views [497] | Comments [1]
Vienna
Arrived in Vienna and back into Western Europe. Got to the hostel and met a guy named Jack, who I had met two weeks earlier in Prague, I don't know the odds on that happening but I'm going to guess they are pretty high. The hostel ... Read more >
Tags: mountains fuck yeah!, vienna
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Views [3839] | Comments [4]
Maria Trost, Maria Plain, Maria Taferl & Celtic Spirits
I have written about Maria Zell and pilgrimage churches in the journal on the Hapsburgs and Vienna, so I will not go into any detail on these three additional remarkable ... Read more >
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Views [1212]
Benedictine Monasteries: Admont & Melk + St. Catherine's Chapel, Pürgg
In addition to the large number of pilgrimage churches in Austria, there are some very famous and very elaborate monasteries. Two Benedictine ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 31 Jul 2013 | By krodin | Views [1160]
Belvedere, Vienna & the Hapsburgs & Eastern Austrian Marian Pilgrimage Churches
The Belvedere was the Imperial Residence of the Hapsburg family in Vienna. The summer residence was Schönbrunn on the ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 30 Jul 2013 | By krodin | Views [637]
Just a few observations from hiking in the Austrian Alps.
These mountains are incredibly beautiful, and they are well taken care of. There are signs throughout that refer to the importance of keeping the natural environment as pristine ... Read more >
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 | By joannawong | Views [397]
Surprise, surprise! Vienna was JUST okay. It was indeed a sophisticated city with some impressive architecture and beautiful things, but I found it lacked character and was expensive. Maybe visiting it right after delightful Cesky Krumlov has ... Read more >
Tags: cities, european adventure, friends, sightseeing, trains
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 | By kish | Views [412] | Comments [1]
Wonderful Wales
One of the girls from the tour, Laura -who happens to be from Adelaide but we didn't know eachother and had only one mutual friend on Facebook (yes, we both could not believe it!) - mentioned that she was visiting a friend in ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 | By joannawong | Views [447]
I am so happy I decided to make an overnight stop in the lovely city of Salzburg.
Salzburg is the hometown of Mozart, a composer I adored in my piano-playing days and was the main reason for my visit. Seeing his birthplace from the outside ... Read more >
Tags: bohemia, cities, european adventure, music, sightseeing
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 | By joannawong | Views [551]
One of the initial reasons why I wanted to go to Switzerland was because of a panoramic train called Bernina Express. I remember first hearing about it when I researched Eurail passes and thinking I've got to go on that! The funniest thing was I ... Read more >
Tags: cities, european adventure, sightseeing, trains, trekking
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