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Calligraphy in Vienna

For a city steeped in imperial history, there must be tens of thousands of official records, hand written illuminated manuscripts, and...

Budapest, Aug 23-25

Where do I even start? What a crazy wonderful weekend! First I'd like to note for people who would want to take this trip from Vienna to...

Klosterneuburg, Aug 19th

Our trip to Klosterneuburg serves as another great reminder of why I am thankful I went on this trip with Kathy Stuart and didn't just...

Goodbye Dinner, Aug 30th

What a great night! I will never regret buying my lederhosen, especially with such a large number of us doing so. It felt right to...

Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Aug 26th

This idyllic Austrian town was one of the highlights of my whole Austria trip. Kathy mentioned that a student in a previous year went...

Rax Alpe, Aug 13th

I am at home in the mountains. It shouldn't come as a surprise that this was one of my favorite parts of the trip. As Hike Director of...

Mauthausen, Aug 26th

My first impression of Mauthausen was one that I was completely not expecting. When our bus rounded the corner up the hill to get to the...

A Conversation with Oskar, Aug 30th

On the very last day of the trip, after we had all had our goodbye dinner, a group of about ten of us headed out to Wind and Mills one...

The United Nations, Aug 27th

A lot of the people on this trip were especially excited for this day because they specialized in either international relations or...

Kunsthistorisches Museum

The Kunsthistorisches Museum is an imposing structure that draws your attention and holds it for a long time. Surrounding the entire...

Eisenstadt, Aug 12th

Eisenstadt was a great example of the periphery places surrounding Vienna that I'm glad we took the time to visit. The Esterhazy family...

Danube Part II, Aug 11th

Today was certainly a day of adventure. It sounds weird to say but I was getting in the rhythm of meandering on my bike by the Danube and...

Pizzeria LaLuna, Aug 16th

In the syllabus, Kathy says we should talk about the Viennese we encounter and also our observations of the race relations in the city....

Stephansdom Aug 6.

Despite not being religious in any way, I find that cathedrals are usually my favorite site to visit in any given large European city. So...

Laxenburg, Aug 14th

The guided tour through the personal castle of Francis the I/II was a surprising gem. I wasn't prepared for the many medieval artifacts...

Bicycling Up the Danube, Aug 10th

Michael, Chris, Marshall, and I embarked on a bicycle journey up the Danube as per the recommendations of professor Stuart starting...

First Impressions, Aug 2.

Started the day off with a early morning run. Felt good to clear my head and to think about the month to come. I reached Schloss...

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