tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41217933315601832632024-03-13T11:11:22.970-07:00Long distance trail 04We walk across Austria
from East to West - about 625 miles.
Here is an introduction:
http://hiking04.blogspot.com/2008/05/austrias-long-distance-hiking-trail.htmlMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121793331560183263.post-71997394208874269852008-09-23T09:01:00.001-07:002008-09-24T03:16:34.859-07:00Section 05<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br />We made this two days' trip in July.<br />It is the fifth section of our long distance hiking tour through Austria.<br /><br />We walked from Rabenstein/Pielach to Scheibbs/Erlauf, through a wonderful landscape called<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Alpenvorland", the Northern Pre-Alps,</span><br />with gently rolling hills, old oak and beech forests, farmland with endless meadows, and a lonely farmhouse now and then.<br /><br /><br />Please take your time to <span style="font-weight: bold;">enlarge</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">the pictures</span>. It was such a beautiful summer day, the landscape is like paradise, so it is worth while!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkpvZWhIlI/AAAAAAAAED4/arZcE43w40Q/s1600-h/3.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkpvZWhIlI/AAAAAAAAED4/arZcE43w40Q/s320/3.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249272734912946770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Our tour starts in Rabenstein/Pielach, 344 m above sea level.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkqzYPFGTI/AAAAAAAAEEQ/wu6RXJvxwmk/s1600-h/6.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkqzYPFGTI/AAAAAAAAEEQ/wu6RXJvxwmk/s320/6.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249273902844418354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">On a long and tiring road we walk up to Bramböckkapelle, 530 m above sea level</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkq0cZ03dI/AAAAAAAAEEo/FB9ZqdPro1g/s1600-h/9.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkq0cZ03dI/AAAAAAAAEEo/FB9ZqdPro1g/s320/9.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249273921143102930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">A first rest in the cool shade of old oak trees.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkx7i_pshI/AAAAAAAAEIA/bVxDYxRKqt0/s1600-h/10.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkx7i_pshI/AAAAAAAAEIA/bVxDYxRKqt0/s320/10.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249281739752845842" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Now our hiking trail follows an old Roman road.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">It leads along ridges with little differences in altitude and with beautiful views over the country.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkr5SQ2p7I/AAAAAAAAEFA/5UgX9mJNuSA/s1600-h/12.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNktFNvzeHI/AAAAAAAAEGA/qtLD0eIrDVU/s320/20.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249276408289785970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkujiFxPGI/AAAAAAAAEGI/qRjG9Xjgt6Y/s1600-h/21.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkujiFxPGI/AAAAAAAAEGI/qRjG9Xjgt6Y/s320/21.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249278028658326626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Our dog is so happy, she seems to fly through the air!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNkukBoJX2I/AAAAAAAAEGQ/QitikOVJhkU/s1600-h/22.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk3QSSaQII/AAAAAAAAEKo/N3Mt8xpxWGw/s320/54.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249287593603514498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">After a 10 km's walk, we reach Gasthaus Luft, 628 m above sea level.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">It is closed - on vacation!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk4REMGqvI/AAAAAAAAELI/vjh7RK3eZ4Y/s1600-h/58.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk4REMGqvI/AAAAAAAAELI/vjh7RK3eZ4Y/s320/58.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249288706510465778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk5oiKJeKI/AAAAAAAAEL4/vDgKhgcQ2wM/s1600-h/64.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zPXXYyI/AAAAAAAAENo/GQJTbxVFpfo/s320/79.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249294791184180002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zRBsxnI/AAAAAAAAENw/REkQIMgdY8s/s1600-h/80.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zRBsxnI/AAAAAAAAENw/REkQIMgdY8s/s320/80.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249294791630177906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zuUPYAI/AAAAAAAAEN4/A3GMTgUCPZ8/s1600-h/81.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zuUPYAI/AAAAAAAAEN4/A3GMTgUCPZ8/s320/81.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249294799492571138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">This is "Schwabeckkreuz",<br />a local place of pilgrimage with a pieta.<br />720 m above sea level.<br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zztzi1I/AAAAAAAAEOA/MuUSgzQ3VS0/s1600-h/82.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zztzi1I/AAAAAAAAEOA/MuUSgzQ3VS0/s320/82.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249294800941976402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zzuR9PI/AAAAAAAAEOI/Ij9FEcrN7b8/s1600-h/83.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk9zzuR9PI/AAAAAAAAEOI/Ij9FEcrN7b8/s320/83.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249294800943969522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-37gyqeI/AAAAAAAAEOQ/DZrW5jIoDSU/s1600-h/84.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-37gyqeI/AAAAAAAAEOQ/DZrW5jIoDSU/s320/84.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249295971265980898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-4eGCPzI/AAAAAAAAEOY/_eW2q-5ep3I/s1600-h/85.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-4eGCPzI/AAAAAAAAEOY/_eW2q-5ep3I/s320/85.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249295980548996914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-4rUWaBI/AAAAAAAAEOg/solfki1Q7Vs/s1600-h/86.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-4rUWaBI/AAAAAAAAEOg/solfki1Q7Vs/s320/86.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249295984098699282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Grüntalkogel</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">hütte (886 m above sea level)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlV07tkeVI/AAAAAAAAERo/nI3PuGrJbsI/s1600-h/86a.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlV07tkeVI/AAAAAAAAERo/nI3PuGrJbsI/s320/86a.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249321208547408210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Here we enjoy a phantastic view over Alpenvorland, the Northern Pre-Alps,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> towards the basin of the river Danube.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-4x1gtaI/AAAAAAAAEOo/DfyudbkLPlc/s1600-h/87.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-4x1gtaI/AAAAAAAAEOo/DfyudbkLPlc/s320/87.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249295985848399266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-5SQdBcI/AAAAAAAAEOw/hSYoWDxRIB4/s1600-h/88.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNk-5SQdBcI/AAAAAAAAEOw/hSYoWDxRIB4/s320/88.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249295994551338434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAXnhb_RI/AAAAAAAAEO4/zpdpUomNBM4/s1600-h/89.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAXnhb_RI/AAAAAAAAEO4/zpdpUomNBM4/s320/89.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249297615167421714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAYFeSonI/AAAAAAAAEPA/UCgPZWETAoU/s1600-h/90.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAYFeSonI/AAAAAAAAEPA/UCgPZWETAoU/s320/90.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249297623207289458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAYav4ZwI/AAAAAAAAEPI/5g5KWY-UY6s/s1600-h/91.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAYav4ZwI/AAAAAAAAEPI/5g5KWY-UY6s/s320/91.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249297628918212354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAYi2qHaI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/mMpfiEqb2Xw/s1600-h/92.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAYi2qHaI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/mMpfiEqb2Xw/s320/92.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249297631094119842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAZAtUnTI/AAAAAAAAEPY/nJzOtzUftG8/s1600-h/93.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlAZAtUnTI/AAAAAAAAEPY/nJzOtzUftG8/s320/93.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249297639108025650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlXKXEMZVI/AAAAAAAAERw/roSvAyMLiKQ/s1600-h/93a.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlXKXEMZVI/AAAAAAAAERw/roSvAyMLiKQ/s320/93a.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249322676178937170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">We want to spend the night in a village named Plankenstein, but the hostel is closed.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCudIq5fI/AAAAAAAAEPg/9tJxCQFOqaA/s1600-h/94.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCudIq5fI/AAAAAAAAEPg/9tJxCQFOqaA/s320/94.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249300206539433458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">We are already very tired, after walking a distance of 24 km.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCuds7lTI/AAAAAAAAEPo/AT-QwrKhYRY/s1600-h/95.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCuds7lTI/AAAAAAAAEPo/AT-QwrKhYRY/s320/95.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249300206691521842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">With the help of locals we finally we find accommodation in Texing.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCu1NBoPI/AAAAAAAAEPw/neef3OMnCmA/s1600-h/96.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCu1NBoPI/AAAAAAAAEPw/neef3OMnCmA/s320/96.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249300213000151282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The next day - it's raining cats and dogs!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCvDsryJI/AAAAAAAAEP4/NMNTVswsXQ4/s1600-h/97.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCvDsryJI/AAAAAAAAEP4/NMNTVswsXQ4/s320/97.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249300216891033746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCvfwxpYI/AAAAAAAAEQA/IDLeP22qWZ4/s1600-h/98.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlCvfwxpYI/AAAAAAAAEQA/IDLeP22qWZ4/s320/98.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249300224424387970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlEQ8o3WdI/AAAAAAAAEQI/V4d3RsHklPY/s1600-h/99.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlEQ8o3WdI/AAAAAAAAEQI/V4d3RsHklPY/s320/99.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249301898623146450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlER2XTENI/AAAAAAAAEQo/8FqZvj_nnOM/s1600-h/103.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlER2XTENI/AAAAAAAAEQo/8FqZvj_nnOM/s320/103.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249301914118721746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Finally we reach Scheibbs/Erlauf where our journey ends.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFcM5Jl7I/AAAAAAAAEQw/VAxticVGZgQ/s1600-h/105.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFcM5Jl7I/AAAAAAAAEQw/VAxticVGZgQ/s320/105.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249303191476606898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">My father was here in Scheibbs on summer receation when he was a boy.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Summer 1941.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">He was hosted by family Schwarz, the local photographer.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">He asked me to find out if the shop still exists.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Voilà, here it is:</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFcCl29FI/AAAAAAAAEQ4/HGzwjgyTz68/s1600-h/106.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFcCl29FI/AAAAAAAAEQ4/HGzwjgyTz68/s320/106.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249303188711339090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFcoFsEjI/AAAAAAAAERA/vlVbuln_yRI/s1600-h/107.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFcoFsEjI/AAAAAAAAERA/vlVbuln_yRI/s320/107.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249303198776955442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFc6AADYI/AAAAAAAAERI/CrCFuz_-2cg/s1600-h/108.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFc6AADYI/AAAAAAAAERI/CrCFuz_-2cg/s320/108.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249303203584937346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">We are wet to the bones,</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFc7oBPYI/AAAAAAAAERQ/j3-MItZB-d4/s1600-h/109.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFc7oBPYI/AAAAAAAAERQ/j3-MItZB-d4/s320/109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249303204021222786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">even the things inside our rucksacks...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFvtthU0I/AAAAAAAAERY/sLWw01aXEcc/s1600-h/110.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SNlFvtthU0I/AAAAAAAAERY/sLWw01aXEcc/s320/110.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249303526703715138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Despite the bad weather on our second day, we covered a distance of 13 km!</span><br /><br />***<br /></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121793331560183263.post-13212743676769481062008-08-04T11:10:00.001-07:002008-08-04T11:11:57.100-07:00Fairies and goblins all around!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SHcx0NvyrzI/AAAAAAAABqU/8uxJ7ZKFYCs/s1600-h/PICT1193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221697066072452914" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SHcx0NvyrzI/AAAAAAAABqU/8uxJ7ZKFYCs/s400/PICT1193.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121793331560183263.post-63644104495983317252008-06-05T12:44:00.000-07:002008-08-04T11:24:27.963-07:00Vienna Woods/04Ähm, we already made the tour but I still have to post it...Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121793331560183263.post-63652619883733240342008-05-10T11:22:00.001-07:002008-05-10T14:29:31.873-07:00Vienna Woods/03<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Sunday, 27 April 2008</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">This is the third day trip on our 625 miles hiking tour through Austria from East to West.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We take the bus to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gasthaus Rieger, Heinratsberg,</span><br />where our second trip had ended.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq8xaMRCI/AAAAAAAAAuE/Av_QabFE-VA/s1600-h/PICT0078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq8xaMRCI/AAAAAAAAAuE/Av_QabFE-VA/s400/PICT0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198819674645349410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Here we go!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq9haMRDI/AAAAAAAAAuM/5eGqCLuAerI/s1600-h/PICT0076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq9haMRDI/AAAAAAAAAuM/5eGqCLuAerI/s400/PICT0076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198819687530251314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">An elderly couple sitting under a tree </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">welcomes us on a wonderful day in Spring.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq-BaMREI/AAAAAAAAAuU/nW-_0UJ0N4I/s1600-h/PICT0077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq-BaMREI/AAAAAAAAAuU/nW-_0UJ0N4I/s400/PICT0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198819696120185922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Our path leads us through endless woods</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">and vast meadows with isolated farms.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq-haMRFI/AAAAAAAAAuc/_yVa9dLuue4/s1600-h/PICT0079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXq-haMRFI/AAAAAAAAAuc/_yVa9dLuue4/s400/PICT0079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198819704710120530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The apple trees are in full blossom. What a delight!<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsBRaMRGI/AAAAAAAAAuk/7IoFA6BRk6A/s1600-h/PICT0082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsBRaMRGI/AAAAAAAAAuk/7IoFA6BRk6A/s400/PICT0082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198820851466388578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">There seem to be organic farmers,<br />this farmer keeps his pigs in the open.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Lucky pigs!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCYAaBaMRqI/AAAAAAAAAzE/LE3TRUHt1NE/s1600-h/PICT0085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCYAaBaMRqI/AAAAAAAAAzE/LE3TRUHt1NE/s400/PICT0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198843266900706978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Our next destination is the hill <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Jochgrabenberg"</span> (645 m above sea level) , and on our way we will pass hills with funny names like "Hinterer Steinberg" and "Großer Stiefelberg".<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsBxaMRHI/AAAAAAAAAus/AL_-sRTytLg/s1600-h/PICT0091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsBxaMRHI/AAAAAAAAAus/AL_-sRTytLg/s400/PICT0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198820860056323186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Again lonely farm houses<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsCBaMRII/AAAAAAAAAu0/fR-vqMyVNOU/s1600-h/PICT0093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsCBaMRII/AAAAAAAAAu0/fR-vqMyVNOU/s400/PICT0093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198820864351290498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">and romantic woods<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsChaMRJI/AAAAAAAAAu8/XAgNqjBa4GQ/s1600-h/PICT0095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXsChaMRJI/AAAAAAAAAu8/XAgNqjBa4GQ/s400/PICT0095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198820872941225106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">and the woods suddenly opening into meadows.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtYxaMRKI/AAAAAAAAAvE/ILz_3HqQrUg/s1600-h/PICT0108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtYxaMRKI/AAAAAAAAAvE/ILz_3HqQrUg/s400/PICT0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198822354704942242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Here we meet a lady who tells us that she is retired now and so she has enough time to enjoy long and relaxing rides through the countryside.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtZRaMRLI/AAAAAAAAAvM/lqSrO0ZCOhs/s1600-h/PICT0109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtZRaMRLI/AAAAAAAAAvM/lqSrO0ZCOhs/s400/PICT0109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198822363294876850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We take a little rest, have a picknick and study the map....<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXukBaMRPI/AAAAAAAAAvs/ZOr2ex29wtQ/s1600-h/PICT0115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXukBaMRPI/AAAAAAAAAvs/ZOr2ex29wtQ/s400/PICT0115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198823647490098418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXukRaMRQI/AAAAAAAAAv0/psKmdFdrtj4/s1600-h/PICT0116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXukRaMRQI/AAAAAAAAAv0/psKmdFdrtj4/s400/PICT0116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198823651785065730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The next three pictures are the panorama view we enjoy here:</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtZxaMRMI/AAAAAAAAAvU/E9gt0O7PI6U/s1600-h/PICT0113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtZxaMRMI/AAAAAAAAAvU/E9gt0O7PI6U/s400/PICT0113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198822371884811458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtaRaMRNI/AAAAAAAAAvc/s5flnocCYV0/s1600-h/PICT0112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXtaRaMRNI/AAAAAAAAAvc/s5flnocCYV0/s400/PICT0112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198822380474746066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXujhaMROI/AAAAAAAAAvk/xrsCj3me9xI/s1600-h/PICT0111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXujhaMROI/AAAAAAAAAvk/xrsCj3me9xI/s400/PICT0111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198823638900163810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Then we walk on<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXv7haMRTI/AAAAAAAAAwM/t13TVXnzIjI/s1600-h/PICT0125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXv7haMRTI/AAAAAAAAAwM/t13TVXnzIjI/s400/PICT0125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198825150728652082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">When I see this farmhouse, I think of the retired lady.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">I sigh and dream of living in the country, raising poultry, and hares and chickens and....</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic;">and having two horses, one for me and one for my darling husband.... ;-)</span><br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXv7BaMRSI/AAAAAAAAAwE/1fGdkxBb8rQ/s1600-h/PICT0126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXv7BaMRSI/AAAAAAAAAwE/1fGdkxBb8rQ/s400/PICT0126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198825142138717474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We find a natural pond full of water lilies.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXv8haMRVI/AAAAAAAAAwc/QLH31d1wykc/s1600-h/PICT0133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCXv8haMRVI/AAAAAAAAAwc/QLH31d1wykc/s400/PICT0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198825167908521298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">In a week or so, the lilies will have yellow blossoms!<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2MhaMRWI/AAAAAAAAAwk/fIYzNtWJnaY/s1600-h/PICT0131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2MhaMRWI/AAAAAAAAAwk/fIYzNtWJnaY/s400/PICT0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198832039856194914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We leave the woods and come to the small village <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rekawinkel</span> with its villas built around 1900 as retreat for Vienna's wealthy inhabitants.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2NhaMRXI/AAAAAAAAAws/vmqgcTnCDg0/s1600-h/PICT0136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2NhaMRXI/AAAAAAAAAws/vmqgcTnCDg0/s400/PICT0136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198832057036064114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2QBaMRYI/AAAAAAAAAw0/dlmnQW83crM/s1600-h/PICT0137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2QBaMRYI/AAAAAAAAAw0/dlmnQW83crM/s400/PICT0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198832099985737090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2QhaMRZI/AAAAAAAAAw8/QYjpGUI7lxE/s1600-h/PICT0138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX2QhaMRZI/AAAAAAAAAw8/QYjpGUI7lxE/s400/PICT0138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198832108575671698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX3oBaMRaI/AAAAAAAAAxE/RGQG9pXrV-s/s1600-h/PICT0139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX3oBaMRaI/AAAAAAAAAxE/RGQG9pXrV-s/s400/PICT0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198833611814225314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX3ohaMRbI/AAAAAAAAAxM/zpC5NMKpNAM/s1600-h/PICT0140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX3ohaMRbI/AAAAAAAAAxM/zpC5NMKpNAM/s400/PICT0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198833620404159922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We cross the railway running from Vienna to the West of Austria, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Westbahn</span>.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX3oxaMRcI/AAAAAAAAAxU/wyrIMzj9pQA/s1600-h/PICT0141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX3oxaMRcI/AAAAAAAAAxU/wyrIMzj9pQA/s400/PICT0141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198833624699127234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Then we enter the woods again and walk along a little creek coming down a hill.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5XRaMReI/AAAAAAAAAxk/mvTFPAIuTsA/s1600-h/PICT0143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5XRaMReI/AAAAAAAAAxk/mvTFPAIuTsA/s400/PICT0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198835523074672098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We cross the motorway A1 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Westautobahn</span>,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">disturbing the stillness of the woods.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5YBaMRfI/AAAAAAAAAxs/wFTRJqZsuE8/s1600-h/PICT0145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5YBaMRfI/AAAAAAAAAxs/wFTRJqZsuE8/s400/PICT0145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198835535959574002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Soon we reach the hill Jochgrabenberg.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5YxaMRgI/AAAAAAAAAx0/npzqecoLKHM/s1600-h/PICT0168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5YxaMRgI/AAAAAAAAAx0/npzqecoLKHM/s400/PICT0168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198835548844475906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The top of the hill is rather smooth.<br />That's the sandstone of the Vienna Woods...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5ZRaMRhI/AAAAAAAAAx8/ZC-Ljv65tUw/s1600-h/PICT0185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX5ZRaMRhI/AAAAAAAAAx8/ZC-Ljv65tUw/s400/PICT0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198835557434410514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">On top we have a beautiful view over the little villages nearby.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX65RaMRiI/AAAAAAAAAyE/BOvN-10yMu4/s1600-h/PICT0188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX65RaMRiI/AAAAAAAAAyE/BOvN-10yMu4/s400/PICT0188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198837206701852194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We step down the hill to the village <span style="font-weight: bold;">Schwabendörfl</span> and try to find a path leading to the railway station <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eichgraben-Altlengbach</span>.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX66BaMRjI/AAAAAAAAAyM/T-JgLXXTEvY/s1600-h/PICT0191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX66BaMRjI/AAAAAAAAAyM/T-JgLXXTEvY/s400/PICT0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198837219586754098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">On our way, spring flowers display their cheerful colours.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX66haMRkI/AAAAAAAAAyU/IyflI-3UwZM/s1600-h/PICT0196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX66haMRkI/AAAAAAAAAyU/IyflI-3UwZM/s400/PICT0196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198837228176688706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX67RaMRlI/AAAAAAAAAyc/C0F30eP5MaU/s1600-h/PICT0199.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX67RaMRlI/AAAAAAAAAyc/C0F30eP5MaU/s400/PICT0199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198837241061590610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8QRaMRmI/AAAAAAAAAyk/BbJAvuf_A-Y/s1600-h/PICT0200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8QRaMRmI/AAAAAAAAAyk/BbJAvuf_A-Y/s400/PICT0200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198838701350471266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">And also the trees!<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8QhaMRnI/AAAAAAAAAys/wVtzpui-eUk/s1600-h/PICT0201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8QhaMRnI/AAAAAAAAAys/wVtzpui-eUk/s400/PICT0201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198838705645438578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8RBaMRoI/AAAAAAAAAy0/ImpceFT3fb4/s1600-h/PICT0202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8RBaMRoI/AAAAAAAAAy0/ImpceFT3fb4/s400/PICT0202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198838714235373186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Here we take a last rest (the dog is really tired!) and walk the last miles to the railway station where good old Westbahn takes us home to Vienna.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8RRaMRpI/AAAAAAAAAy8/4pskw9TNNt4/s1600-h/PICT0205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SCX8RRaMRpI/AAAAAAAAAy8/4pskw9TNNt4/s400/PICT0205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198838718530340498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ah - what a beautiful Sunday!</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://hiking04.blogspot.com/2008/05/austrias-long-distance-hiking-trail.html">If you are interested in the first parts of our trip, please click here!<br /></a>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121793331560183263.post-80094599100672112672008-05-02T08:46:00.001-07:002008-05-03T09:00:09.078-07:00Vienna Woods/02<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Sunday, 13 April 2008<br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A bus takes us to the end of our first tour in March, to St. Andrä Wördern.<br />Here, Weitwanderweg 04 follows the romantic path along a streamlet, <span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Hagenbachklamm"</span>.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtgXBXp0tI/AAAAAAAAAmo/egzIm_xfWts/s1600-h/PICT0027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtgXBXp0tI/AAAAAAAAAmo/egzIm_xfWts/s400/PICT0027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195852543722902226" border="0" /></a>Many Viennese take their families there for a Sunday afternoon walk.<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br />But early in the morning, we are all alone!<br />Pleasant!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX9hXp0eI/AAAAAAAAAkw/aLFOOuq9aw4/s1600-h/PICT0036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX9hXp0eI/AAAAAAAAAkw/aLFOOuq9aw4/s400/PICT0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195843309543215586" border="0" /></a>Wild garlic grows abundantly in the shade of trees.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX-BXp0fI/AAAAAAAAAk4/lWZzD9TO1jQ/s1600-h/PICT0052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX-BXp0fI/AAAAAAAAAk4/lWZzD9TO1jQ/s400/PICT0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195843318133150194" border="0" /></a>We leave the streamlet behind and pass by a riding place.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX-hXp0gI/AAAAAAAAAlA/IrtPT49nrnI/s1600-h/PICT0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX-hXp0gI/AAAAAAAAAlA/IrtPT49nrnI/s400/PICT0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195843326723084802" border="0" /></a>We come to Unterkirchbach, a small village in the midst of the woods.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX_BXp0hI/AAAAAAAAAlI/MOU0mPAwSjo/s1600-h/PICT0061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtX_BXp0hI/AAAAAAAAAlI/MOU0mPAwSjo/s400/PICT0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195843335313019410" border="0" /></a>There are splendid old villas built around 1900, but also romantic little houses.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtVbRXp0aI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/_4nk9tyUsSk/s1600-h/PICT0073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtVbRXp0aI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/_4nk9tyUsSk/s400/PICT0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195840522109440418" border="0" /></a>Many Viennese restore them and spend their weekends there.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtVdBXp0bI/AAAAAAAAAkY/2Zpg7YluKHk/s1600-h/PICT0074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtVdBXp0bI/AAAAAAAAAkY/2Zpg7YluKHk/s400/PICT0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195840552174211506" border="0" /></a>And there are also local farms, this one with an old dovecote.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtntBXp0xI/AAAAAAAAAnI/TzJ24U1NDo8/s1600-h/PICT0071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtntBXp0xI/AAAAAAAAAnI/TzJ24U1NDo8/s400/PICT0071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195860618261418770" border="0" /></a>We are on the right way. The trail is well labelled.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtVdRXp0cI/AAAAAAAAAkg/BoSZgwSHPWo/s1600-h/PICT0084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtVdRXp0cI/AAAAAAAAAkg/BoSZgwSHPWo/s400/PICT0084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195840556469178818" border="0" /></a>My husband loses the dog' s leach. We walk back a mile but we can't find it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtSnRXp0WI/AAAAAAAAAjw/QJm0MmAGR80/s1600-h/PICT0096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtSnRXp0WI/AAAAAAAAAjw/QJm0MmAGR80/s400/PICT0096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195837429732987234" border="0" /></a>After a walk of 9 km we reach <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tulbinger Kogel</span>, a hill of 494 m, with a lookout on its top, Leopold Figl Warte.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtSoRXp0YI/AAAAAAAAAkA/QvvP-Tv4iZ8/s1600-h/PICT0112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtSoRXp0YI/AAAAAAAAAkA/QvvP-Tv4iZ8/s400/PICT0112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195837446912856450" border="0" /></a>It is too misty to see Vienna today, but the view over the Tullnerfeld, a great plain formed by the river Danube, is good.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtSrRXp0ZI/AAAAAAAAAkI/GZu94e2MaK4/s1600-h/PICT0114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtSrRXp0ZI/AAAAAAAAAkI/GZu94e2MaK4/s400/PICT0114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195837498452464018" border="0" /></a>We step down Tulbinger Kogel in the direction of Riederberg.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtp7BXp00I/AAAAAAAAAng/TXwX7lX0vPc/s1600-h/PICT0131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtp7BXp00I/AAAAAAAAAng/TXwX7lX0vPc/s400/PICT0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195863057802842946" border="0" /></a>Here we see the first blooming apple trees.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtQbRXp0TI/AAAAAAAAAjY/-V0z_BKzhyU/s1600-h/PICT0135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtQbRXp0TI/AAAAAAAAAjY/-V0z_BKzhyU/s400/PICT0135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195835024551301426" border="0" /></a>In the woods we find a memorial reminding of a massacre in 1529 when the inhabitants of the surrounding villages were killed by Turkish hords. Since then the region is called <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Jammertal"</span>, valley of misery.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtQbhXp0UI/AAAAAAAAAjg/zvgQThj5d4Q/s1600-h/PICT0137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtQbhXp0UI/AAAAAAAAAjg/zvgQThj5d4Q/s400/PICT0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195835028846268738" border="0" /></a>We take a rest in a local tavern with a sunny garden.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtQcBXp0VI/AAAAAAAAAjo/2-J7tIXFbXA/s1600-h/PICT0140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtQcBXp0VI/AAAAAAAAAjo/2-J7tIXFbXA/s400/PICT0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195835037436203346" border="0" /></a>Really good!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtOdhXp0OI/AAAAAAAAAiw/iie0Ki9aPfU/s1600-h/PICT0142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtOdhXp0OI/AAAAAAAAAiw/iie0Ki9aPfU/s400/PICT0142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195832864182751458" border="0" /></a>Our next destination is the hill "Troppberg", but we lose the trail.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtntRXp0yI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/3_gzo4mlUqY/s1600-h/PICT0172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtntRXp0yI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/3_gzo4mlUqY/s400/PICT0172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195860622556386082" border="0" /></a>Maybe a labelled tree had been cut down.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtKGhXp0II/AAAAAAAAAiA/qGG-bC6F4w0/s1600-h/PICT0246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtKGhXp0II/AAAAAAAAAiA/qGG-bC6F4w0/s400/PICT0246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195828070999249026" border="0" /></a>We go a long way round, but our dog won't mind...<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">In the end we find the trail again.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtgXxXp0uI/AAAAAAAAAmw/F-Ch_C5FQRk/s1600-h/PICT0234.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtgXxXp0uI/AAAAAAAAAmw/F-Ch_C5FQRk/s400/PICT0234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195852556607804130" border="0" /></a>The evening comes and we look over rolling hills with the first signs of spring.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBthfRXp0vI/AAAAAAAAAm4/vsvAZJlP8vQ/s1600-h/PICT0243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBthfRXp0vI/AAAAAAAAAm4/vsvAZJlP8vQ/s400/PICT0243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195853784968450802" border="0" /></a>We pass by a hidden farmhouse, inviting travellers to take a "Jause", a little snack between meals.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtgWxXp0sI/AAAAAAAAAmg/KIXcxd03pno/s1600-h/PICT0249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtgWxXp0sI/AAAAAAAAAmg/KIXcxd03pno/s400/PICT0249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195852539427934914" border="0" /></a>We do not stop because we have to reach <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gasthaus Rieger</span> in Strohzogl, Heinratsberg, from where a bus takes us to Vienna at 18:27, the only possibility to get back home.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtKHBXp0JI/AAAAAAAAAiI/uooJ-XVfFzk/s1600-h/PICT0252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBtKHBXp0JI/AAAAAAAAAiI/uooJ-XVfFzk/s400/PICT0252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195828079589183634" border="0" /></a>Our second day trip was 23 km long and our feet are rather tired.... But we are full of sunshine, the green of the forest and of spring!<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121793331560183263.post-71130313519576662292008-05-02T02:01:00.001-07:002008-05-10T15:24:15.636-07:00Austria's long distance hiking trail "Weitwanderweg 04"<div align="left"><strong><br />THE PLAN: WALKING THROUGH AUSTRIA</strong><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBsuohXp0CI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/5M3VCsKsEPw/s1600-h/PICT0073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBsuohXp0CI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/5M3VCsKsEPw/s200/PICT0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195797868789223458" border="0" /></a>The <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">red line</span> running from right to left is a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">long distance hiking trail, "Weitwanderweg 04"</span>, starting in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Vienna</span>, the capital of <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Austria</span>, in the East and ending in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Bregenz </span>in the West. It covers a distance of 1,000 km - about 625 miles.<br /><br />The first section of the trail between Vienna and St. Pölten leads us through the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Vienna Woods (Wienerwald),</span> an area of low wooded hills between 200 and 893 m above sea level, the northern part of the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Alps</span>.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" >Come and see our first day trip:</span><br /></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Sunday, 16 March 2008<br />Vienna Woods/01<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">We take the bus to <strong>Kahlenberg</strong>, a hill on the outskirts of Vienna with a beautiful view over the city and the river Danube.<br /><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrblhXpz0I/AAAAAAAAAfg/-od7AMutAc8/s1600-h/PICT0070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195706557784510274" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrblhXpz0I/AAAAAAAAAfg/-od7AMutAc8/s400/PICT0070.JPG" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">The sky is cloudy, it is early Spring, and we enjoy the panorama. Although the weather is not bright, many people have come here to start their Sunday trips.<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrbNhXpzzI/AAAAAAAAAfY/WHZbsJkFWEk/s1600-h/PICT0072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195706145467649842" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrbNhXpzzI/AAAAAAAAAfY/WHZbsJkFWEk/s400/PICT0072.JPG" border="0" /></a> <blockquote></blockquote>We feel that we are at the beginning of a great adventure!<br /></div><div align="center">But we are disappointed that we cannot find a sign indicating the starting point of a trail running 1,000 kilometers across the entire country! Nevertheless, we know the way to the neighbouring hill Leopoldsberg...<br /><br /><p></p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBra9hXpzyI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/PWGZkRjM3bM/s1600-h/PICT0080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195705870589742882" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBra9hXpzyI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/PWGZkRjM3bM/s400/PICT0080.JPG" border="0" /><br /></a>We step down and see the first sign:<br /><strong>ÖSTERR. WEITWANDERWEG 04<br />Wienerwald, Salzkammergut, Bregenzer Wald<br /></strong>Our destination is so far away and we are curious about what we will encounter!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrcAhXpz1I/AAAAAAAAAfo/U8c3CPxrRz8/s1600-h/PICT0108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195707021640978258" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrcAhXpz1I/AAAAAAAAAfo/U8c3CPxrRz8/s200/PICT0108.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />Soon we reach <strong>Stift Klosterneuburg</strong><br />with its beautiful Baroque monastery modelled after the Escorial. The Romans built a castell here, a monastery was founded in 1114, and the town received its charter in 1298.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stift-klosterneuburg.at/index.php?language=en">http://www.stift-klosterneuburg.at/index.php?language=en</a><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrafBXpzqI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/tyzll9Agqcs/s1600-h/PICT0133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195705346603732642" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrafBXpzqI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/tyzll9Agqcs/s400/PICT0133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p>We stroll through the city with its Baroque City Hall<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195705372373536466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBraghXpztI/AAAAAAAAAeo/RiF_c_pH-9c/s400/PICT0120.JPG" border="0" /><br />Baroque? The City Hall, but not the bus stop in front!</p></div><p align="center"></p><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrq6RXpz3I/AAAAAAAAAf4/gowSfEBignI/s1600-h/PICT0121.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195723406941212530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrq6RXpz3I/AAAAAAAAAf4/gowSfEBignI/s400/PICT0121.JPG" border="0" /><br /></a><p align="center"></p><p align="center">Then we pass by gardens with early blossoms.<br />The river Danube makes the climate mild.<br />Good for the wine!<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBragxXpzuI/AAAAAAAAAew/Tfbn0LqFSbE/s1600-h/PICT0105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195705376668503778" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBragxXpzuI/AAAAAAAAAew/Tfbn0LqFSbE/s400/PICT0105.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />When we leave Klosterneuburg behind, it begins to rain and we have to walk for miles on a street. Finally we reach the woods and our dog is happy to run without a leach!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ3BXpzlI/AAAAAAAAAdo/Uyg8eSRKEHw/s1600-h/PICT0142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195704659408965202" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ3BXpzlI/AAAAAAAAAdo/Uyg8eSRKEHw/s400/PICT0142.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We walk through endless woods, and once we pass a sign indicating that we are now on the track of a medieval pilgrim's trail,<br />Jakobsweg, "The Route of Saint James"<br />heading for Santiago de Compostela<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ3xXpzmI/AAAAAAAAAdw/ymFS9Dcg_5A/s1600-h/PICT0144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195704672293867106" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ3xXpzmI/AAAAAAAAAdw/ymFS9Dcg_5A/s400/PICT0144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Slowly the evening comes, we see the river Danube in the distance<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ4RXpznI/AAAAAAAAAd4/lT1yWu1CPhM/s1600-h/PICT0152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195704680883801714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ4RXpznI/AAAAAAAAAd4/lT1yWu1CPhM/s400/PICT0152.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We walk down into the plain which the river once formed<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ4xXpzoI/AAAAAAAAAeA/nAAJyfOEpyY/s1600-h/PICT0155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195704689473736322" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ4xXpzoI/AAAAAAAAAeA/nAAJyfOEpyY/s400/PICT0155.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />From the small village St. Andrä-Wördern, the train takes us back to Vienna.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ5hXpzpI/AAAAAAAAAeI/WHvGU2Pyx7s/s1600-h/PICT0158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195704702358638226" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5aITSiZGsUM/SBrZ5hXpzpI/AAAAAAAAAeI/WHvGU2Pyx7s/s400/PICT0158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We have walked a distance of 15 km - 10 miles - and we think that this is not bad for a first trip after a long and lazy winter... </div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450861818642439206noreply@blogger.com1