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The Mayerling Tragedy: Mary Vetsera’s goodbye letters found

July 31, 2015 Moniek Bloks 3

Most of us know the tragic story of Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress Mary Vetsera. They probably made some sort of murder-suicide pact, which cost both of them their lives on 30 January 1889. I visited Mayerling Hunting Lodge where the event took place and the Imperial Crypt where Rudolf is buried last year. [read more]

Vienna Day 4: Caves, Heiligenkreuz, Mayerling, Stift Melk & Danube Tour

October 27, 2014 Moniek Bloks 1

Day four began in the Seegrotte. In this old mine, an explosion took place and the caves flooded creating an amazing underground lake. The caves were also used as an aircraft manufacturing facility with the use of forced labour during the second world war. The water is amazingly transparent. We had a short stop at [read more]