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The Eagles are one of my favorite bands, with a terrific and diverse music catalog including many top hits such as “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane”.  The latter title played on my iPod ear buds while we cruising on the Danube and it dawned on me that it (metaphorically) might have described Vienna several hundred years ago.  In the 17th and 18th centuries Vienna was one of the most innovative and influential cities in the world.  Sadly, those days are gone.  While still an interesting place to visit, Vienna’s finest days seem behind her.  To visit her now is to see the remnants of that history and view “Life in the Past Lane”; …

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