I had lived in Mondsee in the immediate post-WW-II years as a child. They had been, no doubt, difficult years for my mother, but for me, a child between 7 and 13 years of age, Mondsee became over the years following, almost like a fairy-tale world of happy endings.

Returning to such a place after some 55 years, one might assume, would have its emotional dangers and disappointments. Still, it was astounding how well, even after all those years, Mondsee lived up to my romantic memories.

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