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A Break From Baroque
After four years in Prague, I’m just not that impressed by the whole Hapsburg Baroque thing anymore. Poofy white statues, tons of gilt, total visual overkill, yadda, yadda, yadda. So, it was a...
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Catholic Bling, Awesome Ruins and Really a Lot of Apricots
The daughter is home from college and brought a friend with her to visit. I offered to drive the two of them to a famous abbey yesterday.Road trip! Traveling with college girls was slightly different...
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Krems Cuts the Mustard
Last weekend, I was escorted by my husband and daughter to the Wachau Valley town of Krems an der Donau for a birthday lunch. Krems is famous for three things: wine, apricot brandy and mustard. The...
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The Castle Augghhh
A few weeks ago, I ran across a mention in a guide book of the Castle Aggstein, about 90 minutes from Vienna. Well, of course you know what my Monty Python-obsessed better half started quoting....
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Duernstein in der Wachau
This weekend we made a day trip out to Dürnstein in the Wachau. I’ve visited before, but wanted to show it to the husband. And anyway, now I have a better camera! We had a hearty lunch at the Sänger...
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