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Austria 2009, Part 2

Posted by SChandler | 16th November 2009

November 16, 2009
Tyrol, Austria

Guten Morgen,

I am writing to you this afternoon from aboard an OBB (Osterreichische Bundesbahnen) Intercity train climbing the Alps towards Innsbruck. The view from my compartment is amazing – steep rocky peaks topped with snow. Closer by is a string of small towns and villages with half timbered homes tucked in the foothills above.

I have been in Austria for seven days now, which is a long span to cover in my first blog. Although Manuela has shown me many sights in Graz and the region (Styria), my travels thus far have been without any mis-adventures, so it has been a relaxing visit to Austria’s second largest city.

I arrived in Vienna at 9:00 AM Tuesday morning (November 10). The immigration and customs processes couldn’t have been easier – no paper work and just a quick glance at my passport. After Manuela collected me at the airport, we took a short shuttle to Vienna’s Sudbahnhof (central station). The ride through

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