Attentive watchers of the “The Sound of Music” will notice that the father of the family, Baron Georg von Trapp, is an Austrian naval captain. The famous play and movie is based on a true story. Georg von Trapp did in fact exist in real life. And though some details of his life story were changed by Hollywood, the movie correctly relays that von Trapp was an Austrian naval commander. Which seems odd, as Austria was at the time of the movie landlocked. So how is that Captain von Trapp, the man who the Nazis coveted as a submarine commander, lived in a country without a port or sea front? (more…)
May 31, 2019
May 21, 2019
Italy: Trieste
The seaside city of Trieste is located on the northeastern hook edge of Italy. I’d been interested in visiting Trieste for some time but it never fit into our travel itinerary. It wasn’t until we took a road trip that looped down through Slovenia and Croatia that a visit to Trieste became convenient. (more…)