My very first memories of this place come from photographs taken by my father when I was too young to remember. Swans on the Danube, misty fog in the autumn and snow in winter. Memories of photographs of feeding swans, of sledding through the streets of Aschach and bright eyes full of wonder. For 25 […]
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These red bulls in the little village of Fuschl are only statues but if they were real and headed your way they really might give you wings to get away! These Red Bulls are the only clue to their corporate owners tucked away here in the beautiful Salzburg region of Austria. Actually Red Bull was […]
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This spectacular view is of the Austrian village of Hallstatt on the the western shore of Lake Hallstatt in the Salzkammergut region. As I have described in a previous image how I adore this place and feel it rightfully deseves its reputation as Austria’s most beautiful mountain village. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Hallstat’, 1/125s f/10 ISO160 […]
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Grub Castle can be seen across the water from the Austrian village of Hallstat on the eastern shore of Lake Hallstatt. This privately owned residence is immaculate and as such it is hard to imagine this fairy story castle has a 500 year history with humble beginnings as a simple farmhouse. In the intervening years […]
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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria is also known as the New Cathedral. ‘New’ is a timely reminder on just how old Europe is where a building constructed in late 1800’s is described as new! This is just a small part of this Roman Catholic church which can hold up to 20,000 […]
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