Latest news about Danube History Detectives Beyond Borders: Down the DanubeI've taken a break from crime to read Danube, Claudio Magris' thrilling meditation on history, literature, time, national and personal identity, and just about everything else worth meditating upon. Nothing much in it puts me in ... Continue reading
Follow the Danube to Vienna | Best Self Drive RoutesRegensburg is the oldest city on the Danube. Spend the morning exploring its history before driving on to Passau and across the Czech border to Cesky Kumlov. It's about a two-hour drive from Regensburg to Passau, and ... Continue reading
Budapest Hungary Know As 'The Pearl Of The Danube' | GITravelBudapest Hungary is made up of three distinct towns: Obuda and Buda are on the west bank of the River Danube, and Pest is on the east. ... Budapest Hungary Know As 'The Pearl Of The Danube'. February 6, 2012 By George Leave a Comment ... Buda Castle, on the southern tip of Castle Hill next to the old Castle District, is the historical seat of the Hungarian kings in Budapest and today houses the Historical Museum of Budapest Hungary. It display marvelous paintings, including ... Continue reading
Click, click (#24): The Emperor's Last Victory by Gunther Rothenberg ...Rothenberg's history of the military preparations prior to Wagram tells the story of a marshal who had a very sensible and accurate idea of the Austrian army's ability. Yet, ultimately his hand was forced, ... In the earlier phase of the war, Napoleon had already out-maneuvered the Austrians to occupy Vienna (for the second time), and the Austrian army had taken cover on the other side of the Danube while deciding on a course of action. Charles' main concern was with ... Continue reading
German Joys: The Danube's Dumbest DetectivesThe Danube's Dumbest Detectives. I learned an important thing from yesterday's Tatort: the city of Vienna recruits its police by grabbing up a random group of high-school dropouts, providing them no training whatsoever, ... Continue reading
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