The colours of a train journey on an open carriage through a Styrian valley. Are there trains with open carriages in your region too?
Tag: Austria
Train journey with the Breitenauerbahn
I took the journey with the Breitenau Railway (Breitenauerbahn) on an open carriage and had this great view of a typical Styrian valley. It is a very special way of hiking, isn’t it? 🙂
Planetary garden of Schloss Eggenberg
At the planetary garden of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz.
On the grounds of Schloss Eggenberg
My first stop of my museums trip along the locations of the Universalmuseum Joanneum: On the grounds of Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Palace).
Rainbow in the streets of Graz
Amazing! Next to a construction site, I saw this rainbow (bottom left) in the streets of Graz. It was caused by a drizzle, with which the dust of demolition work had been tied. So I had the chance to walk through a rainbow for the first time.
Inside the Stahlwelt of Linz
Inside the exhibition hall of the Stahlwelt in Linz. This is a hall with an excellent exhibition about steel and products made by steel. Well, I am part of this photo. Can you see me? 🙂
Fingerhakeln in Ehrenhausen
Fun sculpture seen in Ehrenhausen, a place in the Austrian province Styria. It shows a local tradition called ‘Fingerhakeln’. Is this tradition in your region known? Do you know any English term for it? Perhaps ‘finger wrestling’?
Sundial in Ehrenhausen
Sundial at the market place of Ehrenhausen showing the most important sights of the city. On the left side one can see Schloss Ehrenhausen and on the right side there is the mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg. The steeple refers to the church of Ehrenhausen.
Mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg
One of the most famous sights in Ehrenhausen, Austria: The mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg high over the city.
Schloss Ehrenhausen in Styria
Whenever I pass the Austrian city of Ehrenhausen by train, I have a great view of Ehrenhausen Castle (Schloss Ehrenhausen) high over the city.
Reconstructed huts of Hallstatt culture
On my yearly Easter walk, I came across these small huts. It was a reconstruction of a village of Hallstatt culture built on a hill near the Styrian place Großklein. By the way, there is also a museum about the Hallstatt culture nearby.
Administrative building of a timber mill in Styria
Interesting example of early Styrian industrial architecture. Can you see the religious statue at the second floor?