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Visit to Salzburg and the Lake District of Austria

We enjoyed a wonderful trip today thanks to our host Rotary club. They arranged for a large van and driver as well as 2 Rotarian guides to take us to the beautiful city of Salzburg which lies 1hour northeast of Schladming. We were then met by an English-speaking guide who took us on a walking...

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Dr_Kim on May 10, 2008 from Salzburg, Austria

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Alps

Today for me was a dream come true. After so many years of watching "The Sound of Music" I finally was able to hike in the Alps. But first, let me backtrack a little. We arrived in Schladming on Wednesday, driven here by a wonderful retired Doctor and Rotarian by the name of Vanner. It...

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Dr_Kim on May 9, 2008 from Schladming, Austria

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Thursday, May 8 Vocational visits and a Roman Ages Quarry

This morning we break out for vocational visits. Paul and Jennifer spend the morning with Dr. W. Erhart; Scott visits Landesschülerheim, with Wolfgang Veith while Kim and Amanda visit their guide Dr. Georg Fritsch’s physical therapy practice. In the afternoon we group back together and head...

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GSE7190-1910 on May 8, 2008 from Kleinsolk, Austria

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Wednesday, May 7 Travel day to Schladming

Today is a travel day, as we leave Waidhoffen and travel, via our VW bus to Schladming. On our 2 hour journey we crossed over the Enns River with Werner was our driver and guide. Werner grew up under the Hitler regime during World War II and had hiked up and skied most every mountain we passed,...

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GSE7190-1910 on May 7, 2008 from Schladming, Austria

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Hello Everyone

Hello everyone! I have been in Austria now for 4 days. We arrived in Vienna Saturday afternoon and then we were driven to Waidhofen an der Ybbs. There is another Waidhofen in Austria; this one is called "an der Ybbs" because it is along the Ybbs river that eventually runs into the Danube river...

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Dr_Kim on May 6, 2008 from Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria

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Monday & Tuesday May 5 & 6 Vocational Days & Rotary

We all went seperate directions to visit locations of professional interest. More details about each of our days later, but we are all learning new and interesting things about our individual vocations. Tuesday night was our first meeting and presentation with the Waidhofen Rotary Club at...

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GSE7190-1910 on May 6, 2008 from Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria

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Sunday, May 4 A stroll about Waidhofen

We enjoyed breakfast with our host families before meeting for brunch at Schlosshotel. Today we took a walking tour of the town with Rotarian Peter, an eye surgeon, who lives and works in Waidhofen. Peter was born in Ethiopia to Austrian parents and grew up near an American military base so he...

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GSE7190-1910 on May 4, 2008 from Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria

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The beginning

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Dr_Kim on May 3, 2008 from Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria

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We arrived!

We were met at the airport by 2 Rotarians and then were driven by van on the Autobahn to Waidhofen; about 2 hours away. We drove along the Danube river. One thing that was remarkable is that centuries ago the leader of Vienna decided that in order to have good quality fresh air in Vienna that...

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Dr_Kim on May 3, 2008 from Wien, Austria

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Saturday May 3 – Arrival Day

Including the time change and overall airtime, the trip took a total of 18 hours. After arriving in Vienna, gathering our luggage, and making our way through customs we were met at the airport by two Rotarians and then into a VW van for a 2 hour trip to Waidhofen, via the Autobahn. Waidhofen...

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GSE7190-1910 on May 3, 2008 from Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria

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