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  • 1986 - Europe by double decker bus (Part 5 - The Alps) Friday 13 June - Another long drive from Zadar to Venice. Arrived camp about 7:00 pm after spending up large at a hypermarket. More football in the bar. (Denmark 2, West Germany 0) [b] Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | Jun 23, 1986
  • 13. Austria and SwitzerlandWe didnt see much of Austria - a bit more of Switzerland as we swung in a broad arc southwestward toward France and Spain. Once you get into the Alpine country one looks pretty much the same as the Posted by StevenCarol11 in Steven and Carol | Oct 21, 2011
  • Linz to Passau Travelled overnight to Linz, 3rd largest city in Austria and 30 kms from the Czech border. Hitler used it as an industrial city.  Was a Celtic settlement the Romans first noted it as a trade settlement in 799 AD. It Posted by suengarry in Europe Sep - Oct 2011 | Oct 15, 2011
  • Wachau Valley - Melk - Durnstein - Krems Woke to an early morning view of small villages and the outline of churches. A cold start of 0 degrees. Moored 3  boats out at Durnstein -a small Austrian village in the Wachau Valley between Melk and Krems. Steep wooded Posted by suengarry in Europe Sep - Oct 2011 | Oct 14, 2011
  • ViennaWe had an early start this morning. 7.4am on the coach to meet our local guide Ilsa. She was a great guide – very funny. She took us to the Schonbrunn Palace which was the summer palace of the Habsberg Posted by shazdrew in Drew and Sharon's Travels | Oct 14, 2011
  • Venice to ViennaA day of contrasts today. We had an early start. After leaving our bags out last night we left at 7.45am to catch our boat to the mainland to meet the coach. Then we were on the road to Vienna. Posted by shazdrew in Drew and Sharon's Travels | Oct 14, 2011
  • ViennaI trained in to Vienna to meet one of my Canadian buddies I met in Prague. We happened to be going to Vienna at the same time and on top of that had booked the same hostel. I met her Posted by Michele530 in The Netherlands! | Oct 14, 2011
  • Day Nine: St. Stephan’s Cathedral and StaatsoperI started my last day in Vienna by having breakfast with an older couple I had met at my hotel. They had seen me at breakfast the day before and asked me if I was traveling alone. When I told Posted by kehromada in Karen's Travel Journal | Oct 13, 2011
  • Day Eight: Schönbrunn Palace and JudenplatzI spent the morning at Schönbrunn Palace, the summer palace of the Habsburgs, which is just outside of the city. [img=http://photos.trav Posted by kehromada in Karen's Travel Journal | Oct 13, 2011
  • Day Seven: Hofburg PalaceI spent most of my second day in Vienna at the Hofburg Palace complex, an area with several buildings including the winter palace of the Habsburg family. The Habsburg dynasty ruled the Austrian empire from 1273 to 1918 and each Posted by kehromada in Karen's Travel Journal | Oct 13, 2011
  • Day Six: Arrival in ViennaOn Saturday, I got on the train again and went to Vienna. This trip was a little longer and I had to make a tight connection in Linz, Austria, but everything went smoothly. When I got into Vienna, I checked into Posted by kehromada in Karen's Travel Journal | Oct 13, 2011
  • Vienna Part 2Oct 13 Thursday - Day 23 Last night's orchestral  performance was very good. Garry was particularly impressed by the first violinist and the pianist. Sue found the  double bass player and the percussionist much more interesting. The performance was hel Posted by suengarry in Europe Sep - Oct 2011 | Oct 13, 2011
  • Vienna Oct 12 Wednesday - Day 22 From Budapest we sailed up the Danube to the north into the Pilis mountains. As night fell last evening we caught a glimpse of the mighty Cathedral of Eztergom and Visegrad Castle on strategic peaks overlooking Posted by suengarry in Europe Sep - Oct 2011 | Oct 12, 2011
  • Salzburg, AustriaWe stayed in a charming B&B on the outskirts of Salzburg with views of the snow capped mountains. The meals we had at the B&B were excellent. We went on the Sound of Music tour which we both enjoyed. We Posted by Jaimee.Shane in Europe 2011 | Oct 12, 2011
  • MauthausenOne of the most memorable parts of our trip to Austria was our visit to the Mauthausen concentration camp. The morning of our visit was cold and overcast - the first bad weather of our trip which under the circumstances Posted by EmShell in M&M hit the Big E's | Oct 11, 2011
  • Vienna / Linz, AustriaIn Vienna we were looked after very well by Jaimees great uncle and aunty. They showed us around, took us to Schonbrunn Palace, an art museum and also gave us a tour of the city by horse and carriage. We Posted by Jaimee.Shane in Europe 2011 | Oct 8, 2011
  • Mist!This the silliest ever clip runs on Austrian (or German?) TV each couple of hours. Maaaann... it's annoying! Continuous repeating "KiKa Lounge...KiKa Lounge...KiKa Lounge..." and voice from behind (Probably of God?) almost drives me Posted by vanessa in Wien aka Vienna | Aug 29, 2011
  • In Grein Grein is a village in Apper Austria - about 60km from Linz. Well-preserved and quiet, even in high season, Grein is situated on Danube River and many Posted by vanessa in Wien aka Vienna | Aug 30, 2011
  • AustriaAfter a short drive from Bratislava, we arrived in the Austrian capital. All our tearing around eastern Europe over the past two weeks had left us completely buggered so we just found a camp ground and stayed in for the Posted by RobandEve in The Honeymooners | Oct 5, 2011
  • Austria (Salzberg & Vienna) 29.09.2011-02.10.2011==Salzberg & Austrian Lakes District== (29.09.2011- 30.09.2011) Salzberg is the home of Mozart and more importantly…..of "The Sound of Music"!! The hills are alive with 'The Sound of Music Posted by Bradandkir in Brad and Kirstie take on the World! | Oct 3, 2011
  • One Card To Rule Them All ;)Armed with my Salzburg Card, I decided to take advantage of the free admissions so I went on a museum castle visiting spree. Before that, short time of prayer to start the day. I will always b Posted by canglingy in The Chronicles of Ling :) | Oct 3, 2011
  • - Morning in Alte Donau and evening in Belvedere Night storm was very dramatic, but morning came washed and clear. It's surprisely sunny today and pleasant 24C (thanks Goooodddd!!!) so survival week is ending, or at least taking a break. We spent morning walking in Alte Donau (near the Old Posted by vanessa in Wien aka Vienna | Aug 28, 2011
  • Austria (Innsbruck) 24.09.2011 - 25.09.2011 So the plan was to drive straight from Cortina d'Ampezzo to Munich but on route we realised that we would be driving right past Innsbruck a few hours into the journey….so we stopped overnight for our first taste of Austria! Posted by Bradandkir in Brad and Kirstie take on the World! | Oct 2, 2011
  • Naturhistoriches Museum WienNHM - [[http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en|Wien Naturhistoriche]] is one of mirroring buildings in Ringstrasse. The second 'twin" is KHM ([[http://www.khm.at/en/|Kunsthistorisches Museum]]) - great collection of arts, one of the foremost in the world. Bu Posted by vanessa in Wien aka Vienna | Sep 14, 2011
  • More of 1st district The next 4 photos are from Franziskaner Platz & church. It's my new discovery, one of "hidden under the nose" Posted by vanessa in Wien aka Vienna | Sep 2, 2011
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