There is still quite a lot of snow here in the Austrian mountains, but it’s slowly melting away…
Winter is Coming to an End
landscape photography
Country of the Master Painters
Most Europeans travel to Amsterdam once or twice when they are young for obvious reasons.
I have never been to the capital of the Netherlands before, which I kind of regret.
The city is really charming and a paradise for lovers of fine art.
Besides whole museums devoted to master painters like Rembrandt and Van Gogh, you will find a beautiful idyllic landscape with windmills and green pastures, which makes it easy to imagine how this country has been a source of inspiration for the most skillful artists ever.
Idyllic Austrian Village
We’ve got quite a lot of small and pretty villages here in Austria.
St.Wolfgang is probably one of the most popular ones with tourists because of its lake view and surrounding gentle hills and mountains.
At this time of the year it’s very quiet there as well…
World Heritage Region
Walking around the “Altausseer See” I took these pictures of the frozen lake and the surrounding forest. It was a sunny, even warm winter day and one could hear the sound of the melting ice of the lake.
I think you can easily see why this beautiful region is under protection…
Snow, Lake and Mountains
It’s early May but some mountain tops are still covered with a small layer of snow…but as soon as you walk down to the valley the warm spring sunshine is awaiting you!
Magical Country and Literary City
Using our Easter holidays for a short city trip, we went to Edinburg for a few days.
Having grown up in a medieval town myself, I still wonder how these historical places resemble each other.
You will find narrow alleys and stairways, beautiful cathedrals, combining Romanesque and Gothic architecture, as well as a castle on a hill serving as the landmark of the city.
As a booklover I was especially impressed how literature and writers have influenced the city – there are not too many cities where you find a museum dedicated to the country’s most famous writers as well as a station named after a novel…
Unfortunately we only had one day to visit the countryside, the untamed nature around the beautiful Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, but I am quite sure that this was not our last visit to this beautiful country…
Sunshine and Snow
I took up ski mountaineering some years ago. What I love about this sport is that you can beat the crowds of the big ski resorts and walk up your own way through the wintery forest covered with deep powder snow.
On my way up I often stop to take some pictures. Here are the ones I took yesterday:
A Hidden Place…
On a hike through the so called `Hagengebirge´ here in Austria we came across this idyllic, hidden place.
It used to be a small mountain lake but it looks like it has completely dried up over this year’s unusually hot summer…
