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From Bad Ischl, we resumed our automobile road trip in our newly rented Nissan Qashqai (aka Koshka), driving another hour to the village of Hallstatt. After some waiting, we parked at Hallstatt's Parking Lot 2 (near the funicular base).. . . . Hallstatt was famous for its salt production, dating back to the early Iron Age in Europe around 800 B.C. Because the Salt Mines…
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On the way to Hallstatt from Vienna, we stopped for lunch at the beautiful village of Bad Ischl. The drive from Vienna was relatively uneventful except for traffic approaching Bad Ischl and Hallstatt. On the way here, we saw many beautiful Austrian lakes and houses decorated with flowers.. . . . Bad Ischl is a small, beautiful village with a highly rated Kaffee Zauner (used…
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Sunday, July 2, 2017 . . . On July 2, 2017, I flew from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) aboard a Virgin Atlantic VS20 Airbus jet. Although the flight was delayed by 30 minutes (from 5:30pm to 6:00pm), I still arrived in London at 11:50 am BST (on schedule). I got a little sleep on the plane and started listening…
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. Today, we took the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi (Prague's Main Train Station) to Vienna's Meidling station aboard the EC 79 Gustav Klimt (departing Prague at 2:42pm). We purchased the train tickets online in advance using the Czech Transport website. The cost of the tickets was 44 Euros (for two passengers).. . . . . . The train ride was uneventful, though we had…
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