I wanted to like Vienna, Austria.  I really did.  I even fought to place it on our itinerary.  I had heard such great stories about the city.  Mates we met in Thailand raved about it.  They dubbed it the best city to visit in all of Europe.  My Grandma recalled tales from her Grandfather and his childhood in Bratislava.  He went to Vienna whenever he had the chance and even lived there...

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My Mother-in-Law has developed an obsession with Rick Steves’ anything – televisions shows, guidebooks, Web site, tours, etc.  I’m not quite sure it is necessarily a healthy obsession, but the online library of his videos over at Hulu did help us plan our recent trip to Germany and Austria.  Without Rick Steves, I would have never stumbled into Sporer Salzurg.  Sporer has been producing and selling homemade schnapps since 1903.     I...

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I hate the Sound of Music.  I despise it almost as much as Grease.  It’s not that the movie didn’t have a great story – it did.  I just hate musical movies.  They make no sense.  Random song and dance as the Nazis are coming is absurd.  I don’t despise classical music, but I am no afficianado.  I couldn’t tell you the difference between Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven.  They all make great...

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