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   <p align="center"><font face="futura, helvetica" size="4" color="black">Our annual sojourn to Austria was special this summer. Irmgard and I were joined by three of our four children: Oliver III, Adrian, and Avery. Unfortunately, Christopher was not able to make the trip. He graduated from UCB in May, and his newly acquired job prevented him from joining us.</font></p>
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  <td><p align="center">An ecstatic Avery hanging from Oma's clothesline...</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">...and from Oma's back!</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Avery's summer bunnies...the word 'stew' was banished.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Irmgard and Avery arrived in the economy section.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Some people collect stamps...some coins. These people collect dwarves.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">A group of dwarves posed for us.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">The only thing she's missing is the white moustache.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Each cow takes a silent moment, thankful they are milk cows.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">We hiked along this beautiful brook to collect natural well water.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">A placard encouraging pilgrims to donate...or drink Perrier instead.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Avery on the Inn River during a boat excursion from Schärding.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">River bend and churning water from the bow</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Avery and Hilde Heissl in Schärding, Austria.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">I must have said something funny.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">The Oberndorf chapel where 'Silent Night, Holy Night' was written in 1818.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Inside the chapel: Deutsch confirms authenticity.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Bridge spanning the Inn River connecting Oberndorf and Laufen.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Irmgard recoils from this fountain, wishing to return to the natural well above.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">A tourist information plaque telling you where to go.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">A sign in a Laufen intersection telling drivers where to go.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Town center--Stadtplatz--in historic Braunau, Austria.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Our favorite coffee house in Braunau: Knollmayr</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">The bridge over the Inn River, leaving Braunau for Simbach.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Our favorite coffee house in Simbach: Flavour</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Our family: waiting in Bergheim for the train to Salzburg.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Roaming around Mirabellgarten, Salzburg, Austria</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Walking in flank after arriving in Salzburg</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">From the top of the photo: the "Sound of Music" castle, Salzburg's famous cathedral (Dom), and the fountain in Mirabellgarten.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">View of Salzburg from along the River Salzach.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">If nobody says anything, maybe she won't notice.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">Hilde cutting Avery's Wienerschnitzel (the real deal...not a hotdog)</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Avery holds a coaster for Schnaitl dark beer...gladly not a mug.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">A beverage menu for Braunau Stadtfest</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Irmgard and Avery enjoy a quiet moment inside a 'beer tent' at Braunau Stadtfest.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">The food, especially the sausages, are indescribable.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Avery tries her hand at bungee jumping.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">This stand offered a kaleidoscope of candy.</p></td>
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  <td><p align="center">Adrian reflects on the trip...and the meaning of life.</p></td>
  <td><p align="center">This medieval stone mason truly put his 'all' into his work.</p></td>
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