It has been another exciting week in Austria.  In this latest installment, I will chronicle my trips to Linz and Vienna.  The stories are exciting, although I think most visit here to look at the pictures. Linz has been the most surprising city I have seen so far in Austria.  I don't know if that's because the city itself is so am...

Thursday morning I set off from Passau alongside the Danube, crossing the River Inn which joins it here, and alongside which I'd driven frequently on my way skiing. The weather was overcast, and I stopped for a rest after an hour, just as it started to rain. My heart sank, but apart from another brief shower entering Linz, that was the last of t...

Great experience to attend a Austrian wedding.....and God Bless Hanak for being there. We caused some trouble. The Austian/Germans were determined to outlast us Americans, they didn't know who they were dealing with.