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Upper Austria Part 3
Although Mauthausen left us thoroughly shaken, we were smacked in the face by beauty and splendor very soon at Saint Florian’s Priory. The priory features a stunning library that is so reminiscent of the library from “Beauty and the Beast” that I couldn’t help but wonder if this was its inspiration. None of the photos… Continue reading
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Upper Austria Part 2
On our Upper Austria trip, we were taken to the Mauthausen concentration camp. Mauthausen itself is a beautiful town, now marred by what was once one of the largest labor camps in Europe. The site is now a memorial, with countless sculptures and plaques dedicated to the victims of the camp. Mauthausen was easily the… Continue reading
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Upper Austria Part 1
The Saturday before last, all fifty-something of us in the study abroad program piled into a tour bus and off we went to Upper Austria. It was such a packed day that everyone was practically dead by the time we got back to Salzburg. One of the first places we went was Lake Attersee in… Continue reading