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Did we really go here in 2015?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Mar

The photo shows the view from the Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg, Austria. It overlooks the city and sits at an altitude of 506 metres. At 250 m (820 ft) long and 150 m (490 ft) wide, it is one of the largest medieval castles...

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Thinking round the bend

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Mar

Another photo I found in my Salzburg, Austria, file was this of a bentwood chair. The notice said that the German Master carpenter Michael Thonet founded the furniture company, Brothers Thonet in Vienna over 200 years ago. He is...

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Disappearing into the background - or maybe not

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Mar

A discussion by April (@thislittlepennyearns) about taking her daughter to a science centre reminded me of visiting a toyhouse in Salzburg, Austria. It wasn’t a store but more a toy museum with a great many items to appeal to...

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An Austrian roundabout advertising a glass company

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Sep

The image shows a roundabout in Austria. The sign near the ‘ball’ says LiSEC which is a company which develops and produces glass cutting and sorting systems. They also produce insulating and laminated glass. The company was...

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The Austrian School Shooting

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1740) 11 Jun

The recent shooting in an Austrian school that led to the death of several students was heartbreaking. The shooter was once a student of the school but got expelled for some reasons and that could have caused him some mental...

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Countries of the World - Austria

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 27 Jun 24

As usual, I did not include military and government history. AUSTRIA Formerly called the Republic of Austria, it has an area of 83,879 square kilometers or 32,386 square miles and around nine million people. Located in Central...

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Crypto Stamp

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12892) • Secunderabad, India 26 Jun 24

A crypto stamp is similar to stamp, it is Non-fungible token called. In 2019 first crypto stamp was released by Austrian Postal department. Now so many countries are issuing crypto stamps. Presently 8 countries are making crypto...

European Vacation and not Chevy Chase

DianneN @DianneN (254949) • United States 27 May 22

I’m such a bad myLotter. I haven’t been here in ages. Hubs wanted to see our grandson compete in Innsbruck, Austria, so we hastily packed and flew to Austria. We didn’t have time to see him practice in Munich. He played goalie...

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Do you know?

Nevena Zivkovic @Nevena83 (66063) • Serbia 5 May 21

Good day friends Is there anyone from Austria? I wonder if it is possible to enter the country, what test is needed, is there quarantine if he stays only a few hours in that country? Is there a curfew and how long does it...

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From Australia to Austria

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Sep 20

Do you like my little collection of miniature horses? This isn’t quite all of them but I’ve had these since I was very young. They are all being packed in a wooden box we made, which I’ve written about, and will be posted off to...

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Posting to Austria soon

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Jul 20

I wrote recently about making a display case for a little friend in Austria. Apart from installing a blue velvet lining (just to the bottom- we’re not clever enough to line the whole thing), it’s now finished. The wood looks a bit...

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It was a different world twelve months ago

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Jun 20

No-one could deny that the world has changed dramatically over the last twelve months. This time in 2019 we were staying with friends in Austria. We first met our friend when she was backpacking with her then-partner. It was one...

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Shades of Grey

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Mar 20

While nothing much else is going on for us, I thought I’d go through some of my old photos. I came across this one which Vince took in Innsbruck, Austria, when we were there in 2015. Some might remember we bought a motor-home in...

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Two more failed marriages

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jul 19

Vince’s brother and his wife came to visit this morning. They brought sad news with them as the marriage of one son has broken down. The couple have been married 23 years. This is one marriage that I thought would last as they...

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A blast from the past - 2008 actually - Vienna's Summer Palace

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Jul 19

Back in 2008, we spent some time in Vienna. While there, we paid a visit to the Summer Palace or Schonbrunn Palace. A highlight of this visit was exploring the Royal Mews where the royal family’s horse-drawn carriages were kept....

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A last hurrah

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Jun 19

While we were travelling recently in France, Ireland and Austria, we ate out a few times but mostly had home-made meals. Then, while we were filling in time in the airport in Vienna, we spotted these yummy offerings and couldn’t...

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Wait for the red lights

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Jun 19

When we’re travelling and paying for accommodation, we are always curious as to the type of plumbing we’re going to encounter. In the beginning, we were very naïve and expected plumbing to be much like our own with hot and cold...

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Back home in Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jun 19

We arrived back in Western Australia after six weeks in France, Ireland and Austria. After 30+C weather in Austria, it’s winter at home – cold and raining. We had no internet at all in Austria and over the six weeks, I posted from...

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We're taking a kangaroo to Austria

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Jun 19

We will be in Ireland another four nights before flying to Austria to catch up with a friend who stayed with us in Australia. Yesterday we had a lovely day with our daughter-in-law’s family. There were eighteen of us and it was...

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Planning our next trip

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381925) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Feb 19

Many of you would know we have a married son in Ireland. We have been lucky enough to visit him on several occasions and later this year we will be going over again. But before we get to Ireland we are going to France with six...

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