When in London we caught the Underground everywhere. Can I just say that the people who work in the Underground were always helpful and had a smile on their face. They knew exactly what lines to catch, what station’s to get off at, how much it was going to cost. Sydney Trains could take a…
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After a great night’s sleep in our little room, Peter & I went looking for somewhere to have breakfast. Now I know Soho is the red light district but it’s a bit much to walk around the corner and have all manner of things displayed in a window! St Paul’s Cathedral Our first stop was…
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We got up at around 3.30am in order to be driven from Krems to Vienna to catch our train. From Vienna we got off at Frankfurt and had to get another train to Brussels. We were catching the Eurostar from Brussels to London. Brussels was a very busy station and there were army guys wondering…
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Karin and Josef arranged a private party for family and friends in a Heuriger (a tavern owned by friends of the family). It was an emotional reunion for Peter & Silvia who hadn’t seen their family for many years. There was much eating, drinking, reminiscing, crying, laughing and singing. Photo above – top left to right: Florian,…
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The city of Krems is located where the Krems and Danube Rivers join together at the eastern end of Wachau valley, in the southern Waldviertel. This is where Peter and Silvia’s family on his fathers side live. We started the day visiting Innenstadt (Inner City) and the surrounding countryside Simandl is a figure that plays a…
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Hofburg Palace is the former imperial palace in the centre of Vienna. Part of the palace forms the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria. The outside of the palace is quite impressive. In front of the entryway of the palace complex Roman walls have been excavated. We also went inside the…
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We caught the early train from Salzburg to Vienna and arrive around 10:30am to be greeted by Peter and Silvia’s cousin Karin and her husband Josef. We checked into the Vienna Centrum Mecure Hotel and were delighted to be given a room on the top floor overlooking the city with views of the…
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We thoroughly enjoyed witnessing the Perchten and Krampusses (wild spirits) in many different styles and shapes in Salzburg. Ironically, the Krampusses created a pentacle which is actually a pagan symbol that was taken by the church and became the symbol of the devil and the event occurred right in front of the Salzburg Cathedral! …
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