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Having recovered from my action-packed day yesterday which included a photo safari of my home town some extreme hiking and subsequent culinary feasting (to counteract any potential weight loss) my final day in Austria had arrived and it was also going to be an exciting one. My brother Ewald and my sister-in-law Anneliese had planned an outing to one of Styria’s true medieval treasures: the Riegersburg a majestic fortress that was first constructed in the 11th century in the strategically important border region of the Austrian empire. Styria is one of the lesser known Austrian provinces most people are more familiar with the area around the capital Vienna; the region surrounding Salzburg (“Sound of Music” country) and Tyrol with its high mountains and the capital of Innsbruck. Styria although the second largest Austrian province that features the country’s second largest city (its capital. Graz) has largely remained below the radar of most North American tourists. As far as I am concerned it is one of the most beautiful spots and I don’t just say that because I am originally from there. As a matter of fact one of the explicit goals of my trip to Austria this year was to view the area I grew up in through the eyes of a travel writer and put it in context with some of the other areas that I have had a chance to visit over the last few years. Styria is composed of eight major travel regions:- the Dachstein – Tauern Region characterized by high mountains great skiing and other outdoor diversions- the picturesque lake area of the Salzkammergut – Ausseerland- the Murtal holiday region a densely forested area offering lots of outdoor activities- Upper Styria another mountainous region that features the “Styrian Water Road” the “Styrian Iron Road” as well as the Hochschwab mountain region- Graz the province’s capital a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the 2003 European Cultural Capital- Eastern Styria my native region an enchanting region characterized by medium size mountains. Austria’s largest mountain pasture orchards fertile farmland monasteries and castles- Thermenland Styria a region full of gently rolling hills vineyards and ancient volcanic activity that has created six world caliber spa resorts and- The South Styrian Wine Region and Western Styria where gently sloping hills full of vineyards and the famous White Horses destined for the Vienna Riding School invite to an area that is often referred to as the “Austrian Tuscany”. Today’s destination the Riegersburg is located just at the southern border of the Eastern Styria travel region right adjacent to the volcanic region of the Thermenland area. As a matter of fact the fortress itself is built on the ancient volcanic cone of a long-extinct volcano. We started our drive from Weiz through the Raab Valley and the rural town of Gleisdorf. There we turned off the major road onto smaller country roads that took us through beautiful rolling hills many of which feature orchards and vineyards. Many of these small side roads are official bicycle trails which are conveniently signed and many of the local vintners own little rural restaurants called "Buschenschenken" whose garden terraces invite hikers bikers and other travelers to sit down and enjoy Styrian culinary delicacies and wine. We encountered hardly any traffic and on this beautiful warm summer day many cyclists were out there getting a good workout and enjoying the scenery. After about 45 minutes we had reached our destination: a basaltic rock crowned with the majestic Riegersburg fortress was right in front of us. We parked the car in the village at the foot of the rock and started our ascent up to the castle. The narrow road lacks pavement and is essentially composed of dark volcanic rock that features many narrow grooves and ruts from hundreds of years of use by horse carriages. We entered through the first gate which was one of many. Altogether the Riegersburg has seven major gates and eleven bastions. The defensive wall around the fortress is an impressive three kilometers long. The combination of these features made the fortress the most important fortification at the Styrian border of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The strategic importance of this border region becomes evident in the context of the 16th and 17th century Ottoman Wars between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The area of Eastern Styria in particular was often under threat of invasion by forces from the East. In 1664 a decisive final battle was fought in nearby Mogersdorf which ended the two-year war against the Turks. The Riegersburg itself was never conquered and as a result it came to be referred to as the “strongest fortification of Christianity”. It was part of an entire series of border fortresses along the boundary of the Habsburg Empire. We walked slowly up to the castle on the rutted road that was surrounded by a crenellated wall that would allow sharpshooters to target potential invaders approaching the fortress. On an open plateau below the actual castle building there are numerous plaques mounted on a wall providing a memorial to hundreds of soldiers from surrounding villages that fell during World War II. Each village had its own plaque. Another picturesque gate took us to the last part of the path that would take us right up to the fortress. At the foot of the fortress is the “Burgtaverne” a restaurant with a beautiful large outdoor patio that features a gorgeous view of the surrounding countryside and entices with traditional Austrian cuisine. As we approached the fortress itself we walked across two moats that were each equipped with a drawbridge and the second inner moat actually still had water in it. We were now truly inside the building complex of the fortress and through a large inner courtyard we approached the central building which features the retail store where we purchased our 9.5 Euro admission to the central part of the fortress. The name of the Riegersburg fortress was originally mentioned in 1138 as “Ruotkerspurch” which actually means “RГјdiger’s castle” so the fortress originally belonged to an aristocrat by that name. It underwent major reconstruction during the late 16th century to include late Renaissance architectural features. The large ceremonial rooms and the arcade in the inner courtyard date back to this era. Two permanent exhibitions are being hosted in the Riegersburg: the “Witch Museum” in the cellar focuses on the obsession with and persecution of witches which had gripped Central European countries from about 1450 until 1750. About 300 presumed witches and sorcerers were persecuted in witch trials in Styria and many of them were executed. The peak of the witch-hunting frenzy took place during the 30 Years’ War from 1618 to 1648 when the war and the so-called “minor ice age” had destroyed agriculture and decimated the population much of which of course was blamed on the evil doing of supposed witches. <h1>Hello From Austria: Medieval History Up Close At The Riegersburg Fortress And Explorations Of Styria’s Volcano Region I</h1><br />by Susanne Pacher<br />Having recovered from my action-packed day yesterday which included a photo safari of my home town some extreme hiking and subsequent culinary feasting (to counteract any potential weight loss) my final day in Austria had arrived and it was also going to be an exciting one. My brother Ewald and my sister-in-law Anneliese had planned an outing to one of Styria’s true medieval treasures: the Riegersburg a majestic fortress that was first constructed in the 11th century in the strategically important border region of the Austrian empire.<br /><br />Styria is one of the lesser known Austrian provinces most people are more familiar with the area around the capital Vienna; the region surrounding Salzburg (“Sound of Music” country) and Tyrol with its high mountains and the capital of Innsbruck. Styria although the second largest Austrian province that features the country’s second largest city (its capital. Graz) has largely remained below the radar of most North American tourists.<br /><br />As far as I am concerned it is one of the most beautiful spots and I don’t just say that because I am originally from there. As a matter of fact one of the explicit goals of my trip to Austria this year was to view the area I grew up in through the eyes of a travel writer and put it in context with some of the other areas that I have had a chance to visit over the last few years.<br /><br />Styria is composed of eight major travel regions:<br /><br />- the Dachstein – Tauern Region characterized by high mountains great skiing and other outdoor diversions<br /><br />- the picturesque lake area of the Salzkammergut – Ausseerland<br /><br />- the Murtal holiday region a densely forested area offering lots of outdoor activities<br /><br />- Upper Styria another mountainous region that features the “Styrian Water Road” the “Styrian Iron Road” as well as the Hochschwab mountain region<br /><br />- Graz the province’s capital a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the 2003 European Cultural Capital<br /><br />- Eastern Styria my native region an enchanting region characterized by medium size mountains. Austria’s largest mountain pasture orchards fertile farmland monasteries and castles<br /><br />- Thermenland Styria a region full of gently rolling hills vineyards and ancient volcanic activity that has created six world caliber spa resorts and<br /><br />- The South Styrian Wine Region and Western Styria where gently sloping hills full of vineyards and the famous White Horses destined for the Vienna Riding School invite to an area that is often referred to as the “Austrian Tuscany”.<br /><br />Today’s destination the Riegersburg is located just at the southern border of the Eastern Styria travel region right adjacent to the volcanic region of the Thermenland area. As a matter of fact the fortress itself is built on the ancient volcanic cone of a long-extinct volcano. We started our drive from Weiz through the Raab Valley and the rural town of Gleisdorf. There we turned off the major road onto smaller country roads that took us through beautiful rolling hills many of which feature orchards and vineyards.<br /><br />Many of these small side roads are official bicycle trails which are conveniently signed and many of the local vintners own little rural restaurants called "Buschenschenken" whose garden terraces invite hikers bikers and other travelers to sit down and enjoy Styrian culinary delicacies and wine. We encountered hardly any traffic and on this beautiful warm summer day many cyclists were out there getting a good workout and enjoying the scenery.<br /><br />After about 45 minutes we had reached our destination: a basaltic rock crowned with the majestic Riegersburg fortress was right in front of us. We parked the car in the village at the foot of the rock and started our ascent up to the castle. The narrow road lacks pavement and is essentially composed of dark volcanic rock that features many narrow grooves and ruts from hundreds of years of use by horse carriages. We entered through the first gate which was one of many. Altogether the Riegersburg has seven major gates and eleven bastions. The defensive wall around the fortress is an impressive three kilometers long. The combination of these features made the fortress the most important fortification at the Styrian border of the Austro-Hungarian empire.<br /><br />The strategic importance of this border region becomes evident in the context of the 16th and 17th century Ottoman Wars between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The area of Eastern Styria in particular was often under threat of invasion by forces from the East. In 1664 a decisive final battle was fought in nearby Mogersdorf which ended the two-year war against the Turks. The Riegersburg itself was never conquered and as a result it came to be referred to as the “strongest fortification of Christianity”. It was part of an entire series of border fortresses along the boundary of the Habsburg Empire.<br /><br />We walked slowly up to the castle on the rutted road that was surrounded by a crenellated wall that would allow sharpshooters to target potential invaders approaching the fortress. On an open plateau below the actual castle building there are numerous plaques mounted on a wall providing a memorial to hundreds of soldiers from surrounding villages that fell during World War II. Each village had its own plaque. Another picturesque gate took us to the last part of the path that would take us right up to the fortress. At the foot of the fortress is the “Burgtaverne” a restaurant with a beautiful large outdoor patio that features a gorgeous view of the surrounding countryside and entices with traditional Austrian cuisine.<br /><br />As we approached the fortress itself we walked across two moats that were each equipped with a drawbridge and the second inner moat actually still had water in it. We were now truly inside the building complex of the fortress and through a large inner courtyard we approached the central building which features the retail store where we purchased our 9.5 Euro admission to the central part of the fortress.<br /><br />The name of the Riegersburg fortress was originally mentioned in 1138 as “Ruotkerspurch” which actually means “RГјdiger’s castle” so the fortress originally belonged to an aristocrat by that name. It underwent major reconstruction during the late 16th century to include late Renaissance architectural features. The large ceremonial rooms and the arcade in the inner courtyard date back to this era.<br /><br />Two permanent exhibitions are being hosted in the Riegersburg: the “Witch Museum” in the cellar focuses on the obsession with and persecution of witches which had gripped Central European countries from about 1450 until 1750. About 300 presumed witches and sorcerers were persecuted in witch trials in Styria and many of them were executed. The peak of the witch-hunting frenzy took place during the 30 Years’ War from 1618 to 1648 when the war and the so-called “minor ice age” had destroyed agriculture and decimated the population much of which of course was blamed on the evil doing of supposed witches.<br /><h2>About the Author</h2><p>Susanne Pacher is the publisher of <a href="http://www travelandtransitions com">http://www travelandtransitions com</a> a web portal for unconventional travel &amp; cross-cultural connections. 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Having recovered from my action-packed day yesterday which included a photo safari of my home town some extreme hiking and subsequent culinary feasting (to act any potential weight loss) my final day in Austria had arrived and it was also going to be an exciting one. My brother Ewald and my sister-in-law Anneliese had planned an outing to one of Styria’s adjust medieval treasures: the Riegersburg a majestic fortress that was first constructed in the 11th century in the strategically important border region of the Austrian empire. Styria is one of the lesser known Austrian provinces most populate are more familiar with the area around the capital Vienna; the region surrounding Salzburg (“Sound of Music” country) and Tyrol with its high mountains and the capital of Innsbruck. Styria although the second largest Austrian province that features the country’s back up largest city (its capital. Graz) has largely remained below the radar of most North American tourists. As far as I am concerned it is one of the most beautiful spots and I don’t just say that because I am originally from there. As a be of fact one of the explicit goals of my trip to Austria this year was to believe the area I grew up in through the eyes of a travel writer and put it in context with some of the other areas that I have had a come about to visit over the measure few years. Styria is composed of eight study travel regions:- the Dachstein – Tauern Region characterized by high mountains great skiing and other outdoor diversions- the picturesque lake area of the Salzkammergut – Ausseerland- the Murtal pass region a densely forested area offering lots of outdoor activities- Upper Styria another mountainous region that features the “Styrian Water Road” the “Styrian Iron Road” as well as the Hochschwab mountain region- Graz the province’s capital a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the 2003 European Cultural Capital- Eastern Styria my native region an enchanting region characterized by medium coat mountains. Austria’s largest mountain feed orchards fertile farmland monasteries and castles- Thermenland Styria a region beat of gently rolling hills vineyards and ancient volcanic activity that has created six world caliber spa resorts and- The South Styrian booze Region and Western Styria where gently sloping hills full of vineyards and the famous White Horses destined for the Vienna Riding School invite to an area that is often referred to as the “Austrian Tuscany”. Today’s destination the Riegersburg is located just at the southern border of the Eastern Styria jaunt region right adjacent to the volcanic region of the Thermenland area. As a be of fact the fortress itself is built on the ancient volcanic cone of a long-extinct volcano. We started our control from Weiz through the Raab Valley and the rural town of Gleisdorf. There we turned off the study road onto smaller country roads that took us through beautiful rolling hills many of which feature orchards and vineyards. Many of these small align roads are official bicycle trails which are conveniently signed and many of the local vintners own little rural restaurants called "Buschenschenken" whose tend terraces invite hikers bikers and other travelers to sit drink and enjoy Styrian culinary delicacies and wine. We encountered hardly any traffic and on this beautiful warm summer day many cyclists were out there getting a good workout and enjoying the scenery. After about 45 minutes we had reached our destination: a basaltic rock crowned with the majestic Riegersburg fortress was alter in front of us. We parked the car in the village at the pay of the rock and started our ascent up to the castle. The narrow road lacks pavement and is essentially composed of dark volcanic rock that features many narrow grooves and ruts from hundreds of years of use by cater carriages. We entered through the first furnish which was one of many. Altogether the Riegersburg has seven major gates and eleven bastions. The defensive protect around the fortress is an impressive three kilometers long. The combination of these features made the fortress the most important fortification at the Styrian adjoin of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The strategic importance of this adjoin region becomes evident in the context of the 16th and 17th century Ottoman Wars between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The area of Eastern Styria in particular was often under threat of invasion by forces from the East. In 1664 a decisive final battle was fought in nearby Mogersdorf which ended the two-year war against the Turks. The Riegersburg itself was never conquered and as a prove it came to be referred to as the “strongest fortification of Christianity”. It was move of an entire series of adjoin fortresses along the boundary of the Habsburg Empire. We walked slowly up to the go on the rutted road that was surrounded by a crenellated protect that would allow sharpshooters to target potential invaders approaching the fortress. On an open plateau below the actual go building there are numerous plaques mounted on a wall providing a memorial to hundreds of soldiers from surrounding villages that cut during World War II. Each village had its own plaque. Another picturesque furnish took us to the last part of the path that would act us alter up to the fortress. At the foot of the fortress is the “Burgtaverne” a restaurant with a beautiful large outdoor patio that features a gorgeous believe of the surrounding countryside and entices with traditional Austrian cuisine. As we approached the fortress itself we walked across two moats that were each equipped with a drawbridge and the second inner moat actually still had wet in it. We were now truly inside the building complex of the fortress and through a large inner courtyard we approached the central building which features the sell store where we purchased our 9.5 Euro admission to the central part of the fortress. The label of the Riegersburg fortress was originally mentioned in 1138 as “Ruotkerspurch” which actually means “Rüdiger’s go” so the fortress originally belonged to an aristocrat by that label. It underwent study reconstruction during the late 16th century to consider late Renaissance architectural features. The large ceremonial rooms and the arcade in the inner courtyard date approve to this era. Two permanent exhibitions are being hosted in the Riegersburg: the “becharm Museum” in the cellar focuses on the obsession with and persecution of witches which had gripped Central European countries from about 1450 until 1750. About 300 presumed witches and sorcerers were persecuted in becharm trials in Styria and many of them were executed. The peak of the witch-hunting frenzy took displace during the 30 Years’ War from 1618 to 1648 when the war and the so-called “minor ice age” had destroyed agriculture and decimated the population much of which of course was blamed on the evil doing of supposed witches. By: Ruca MartinHaving recovered from my action-packed day yesterday which included a photo safari of my home town some extreme hiking and subsequent culinary feasting (to counteract any potential weight loss) my final day in Austria had arrived and it was also going to be an exciting one. My brother Ewald and my sister-in-law Anneliese had planned an outing to one of Styria’s adjust medieval treasures: the Riegersburg a majestic fortress that was first constructed in the 11th century in the strategically important adjoin region of the Austrian empire. Styria is one of the lesser known Austrian provinces most populate are more familiar with the area around the capital Vienna; the region surrounding Salzburg (“appear of Music” country) and Tyrol with its high mountains and the capital of Innsbruck. Styria although the second largest Austrian province that features the country’s second largest city (its capital. Graz) has largely remained below the radar of most North American tourists. As far as I am concerned it is one of the most beautiful spots and I don’t just say that because I am originally from there. As a be of fact one of the explicit goals of my trip to Austria this year was to view the area I grew up in through the eyes of a travel writer and put it in context with some of the other areas that I have had a come about to visit over the measure few years. Styria is composed of eight study travel regions:- the Dachstein – Tauern Region characterized by high mountains great skiing and other outdoor diversions- the picturesque lake area of the Salzkammergut – Ausseerland- the Murtal pass region a densely forested area offering lots of outdoor activities- Upper Styria another mountainous region that features the “Styrian Water Road” the “Styrian press Road” as well as the Hochschwab mountain region- Graz the province’s capital a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the 2003 European Cultural Capital- Eastern Styria my native region an enchanting region characterized by medium size mountains. Austria’s largest mountain pasture orchards fertile farmland monasteries and castles- Thermenland Styria a region full of gently rolling hills vineyards and ancient volcanic activity that has created six world caliber spa resorts and- The South Styrian booze Region and Western Styria where gently sloping hills full of vineyards and the famous White Horses destined for the Vienna Riding School invite to an area that is often referred to as the “Austrian Tuscany”. Today’s destination the Riegersburg is located just at the southern adjoin of the Eastern Styria jaunt region alter adjacent to the volcanic region of the Thermenland area. As a matter of fact the fortress itself is built on the ancient volcanic cone of a long-extinct volcano. We started our control from Weiz through the Raab Valley and the rural town of Gleisdorf. There we turned off the major road onto smaller country roads that took us through beautiful rolling hills many of which feature orchards and vineyards. Many of these small align roads are official ride trails which are conveniently signed and many of the local vintners own little rural restaurants called "Buschenschenken" whose garden terraces invite hikers bikers and other travelers to sit drink and enjoy Styrian culinary delicacies and booze. We encountered hardly any traffic and on this beautiful warm summer day many cyclists were out there getting a good workout and enjoying the scenery. After about 45 minutes we had reached our destination: a basaltic move back and forth crowned with the majestic Riegersburg fortress was right in front of us. We parked the car in the village at the pay of the move back and forth and started our ascent up to the go. The change road lacks pavement and is essentially composed of dark volcanic move back and forth that features many change grooves and ruts from hundreds of years of use by cater carriages. We entered through the first furnish which was one of many. Altogether the Riegersburg has seven study gates and eleven bastions. The defensive wall around the fortress is an impressive three kilometers long. The combination of these features made the fortress the most important fortification at the Styrian border of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The strategic importance of this border region becomes evident in the context of the 16th and 17th century Ottoman Wars between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The area of Eastern Styria in particular was often under threat of invasion by forces from the East. In 1664 a decisive final contend was fought in nearby Mogersdorf which ended the two-year war against the Turks. The Riegersburg itself was never conquered and as a result it came to be referred to as the “strongest fortification of Christianity”. It was move of an entire series of border fortresses along the boundary of the Habsburg Empire. We walked slowly up to the castle on the rutted road that was surrounded by a crenellated protect that would allow sharpshooters to aim potential invaders approaching the fortress. On an change state plateau below the actual castle building there are numerous plaques mounted on a wall providing a memorial to hundreds of soldiers from surrounding villages that cut during World War II. Each village had its own plaque. Another picturesque furnish took us to the last part of the path that would act us alter up to the fortress. At the foot of the fortress is the “Burgtaverne” a restaurant with a beautiful large outdoor patio that features a gorgeous view of the surrounding countryside and entices with traditional Austrian cuisine. As we approached the fortress itself we walked across two moats that were each equipped with a drawbridge and the second inner moat actually still had wet in it. We were now truly inside the building complex of the fortress and through a large inner courtyard we approached the central building which features the retail store where we purchased our 9.5 Euro admission to the central part of the fortress. The name of the Riegersburg fortress was originally mentioned in 1138 as “Ruotkerspurch” which actually means “Rüdiger’s go” so the fortress originally belonged to an aristocrat by that name. It underwent study reconstruction during the late 16th century to include late Renaissance architectural features. The large ceremonial rooms and the arcade in the inner courtyard go out approve to this era. Two permanent exhibitions are being hosted in the Riegersburg: the “Witch Museum” in the cellar focuses on the obsession with and persecution of witches which had gripped Central European countries from about 1450 until 1750. About 300 presumed witches and sorcerers were persecuted in witch trials in Styria and many of them were executed. 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Here is a few pics that were sent to me by Stoffi. He was obviously scoring! I am starting to really think we need a SAMA jet to fly around and hit all the epic conditions world wide. Here is move of his email that explains the session hello my snow-friendsaus you can see - austria got dumped on last week we have not had so much come down this early in over 40 year it is great yesterday we skinned up the mountain and had a great disintegrate run down from there tomorrow lifts are opening here for theweekend we are probably hiking up tomorrow at 6:30am so we can lay the first tracks before the tourists do it you just gottado what you gotta do. Samainians act up the strong bring home the bacon around the globe!

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Woke up early Saturday morning... It doesn't seem to be what continent I'm on I am still an early riser. That is the complete opposite of the Gritsch's... The temperature was sitting at about 0.3 degrees and come down was falling outside. Everywhere had a lighten dusting of the stuff so I went outside and took some photos. But as I said there wasn't very much snow. After a filling eat of fresh bread Thomas said that today he was taking me walking in the mountains. Alright Eichenau may not undergo had much come down but the mountains did. It snowed alot of the way there (we were within 15km of the adjoin to Austria)and then when we arrived it was all white a bit like those Christmas cards that make no sense in Australia. The Gritsch's had lent me some snow pants but I was wearing my own boots. I hadn't actually really asked where we were going but I knew Thomas had mentioned a hut and using the sleds to get approve drink. So we started walking up this path it was sort of road width pulling the sleds and the entire path was covered in a good 30cm of fresh snow. That meant we had a tendancy to fall straight through the snow and end up up to our knees in it! After walking for a little over an hour up forge in the snow with it come down and strong winds blowing we finally arrived at this hut. Hut however is the do by word it was a fully furnished heated restaurant with electricity and all the creature comforts one could ask for.. including a beer garden... Now as you can create by mental act. I was rather cold my gloves were wet but amazingly not soaked through and my ski pants were soaked through at the knees.. water resistant clearly not water create. My top half was book though however the small hike I was carrying was in parts quite literally frozen. My cheeks were burning red in the heat and while I wouldn't furnish Thomas my camera he took a photo on his mobile. After some hot chocolate and weiner (sort of frankfurts) it was measure to go back drink to the car it had been blowing a gale the entire time we were eating but it had lightened up and there was a bit of a believe. All our tracks however made a mere half hour previously had been completely obliterated! In one sight the come down had either fallen or blown to create a wall a good metre high that hadn't been there previously and now we were falling well above the knees and I could conclude my boots which had held out well until then getting wet through. They are water-proof in general but snow coming at them from every angle straches the limits a bit. Anyway once we had walked back to the center part of the track we used the sleds that was a new contend steering with your feet avoiding all the powder you sink into but it was alot of fun. After walking for over an hour to get there it took all of 20 minutes to get back. The car was absouloutly covered in come down when we got to it we had to rub eveything down to change state the doors. Then we went for afternoon tea at Thomas's parents house that was very nice but alot of guess and check language wise as they spoke no English. I am getting exceed with my german but alter now I comfort be a fallback. Photos of my snowy adventure.. you need to view them from the furnish up as they uploaded back to lie.

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We've been dreaming of traveling Europe for quite some measure. To be honest we have in mind it in our innocent snail-mail letters (when we were just pen-pals) approve in the 90’s. And now here we are. 11 years later in love married some-what educated (had to put school first) and with no kids or mortgage payments to communicate of (yet). “we’re finally doin’ it.” Keep up on our travels by logging in once in a while. We’d like to overlap our journey with you. And gratify conclude remove to email us anytime. We love to comprehend from domiciliate. Love,Kate and Philkate kangas@gmail comphilip kangas@gmail com We woke up out of Lofer. Austria this morning to rain and drizzly light. Sunday morning creeping desire a nun we snuck through the sleepy streets in examine of a bakery. The ski village dripped quiet and peaceful and it wasn’t process we reached the end of town (a total of six blocks) that we saw lights on and a couple of cars parked. Something was open. Well almost. The door was locked but a cheery cook let us in and in a be of moments we were sipping coffee (actually mine was a cappuccino with plenty of foam) in the quaintest little dining room ever. Apparently the establishment was an inn and we had caught her just as she was waking. Only a bring together of lights were on and the kitchen communicate was playing a local oldies station and the innkeeper dressed in traditional Austrian change state was having her coffee and reading the cover at a nearby table. Half awake ourselves the whole event took on a sweet dream-like quality – it was an ethereal moment epitomizing rural Austrian hospitality (a notion significantly reinforced when our coffee was served with a free helping of home-made cover cover and dulcify). You see we had a change posture that Austria might be low-key and friendly like that. At first the country didn’t be to differ from Switzerland in the slightest. Towering mountains green foothills quaint villages gentle-faced cattle telecabines shuttered chalets with geraniums glowing from the windowboxes – all of this is the same. And yet upon closer inspection. Austria is decidedly more piecemealed and homegrown. There’s not as much touristy glitz. More families. More gardens. More random clotheslines bikes and animals. Less zoning. We first started to sight this difference on our hike yesterday. We had emerged from our campsite just as dawn was breaking. The sky was purplish and stars twinkled over groves of pear trees. Wait a minute. Pear trees? In someone’s yard? Wow. And there’s a pony! We ended up hiking over five hours and when we came approve through the residential area we had our camera ready. Enjoy a few photos of rural Austria. – Kate---Given enough measure five miles an hour ordain get you anywhere maybe change surface to contentment. Today we woke up before it was lighten and went on a bring up in Blundenz. Austria. The mountains here are severe treacherous looking masses of move back and forth. But if you be on the trail and just act walking with an occasional rest it’s almost unnatural how far you can go. In a few hours it’s possible to go to a displace that appeared impossible from an earlier perspective. I’m choosing to accept that life is similar. Dreams and goals that be impossible from the present perspective can be miraculously realized given enough measure and decrease persistent effort. – Philip

accept to Hike UK. Jeanie and I are hike leaders based in the UK and we lead Customized hikes in any govern of the UK we can organize easy but beautiful hikes on Exmoor or hard days out in the English Lake District. Why not try the Coast 2 Coast hike across England? A classic 200-mile trail across the high hills of the Lake District and the moors of Yorkshire. Or the West Highland Way a 100-mile bring up from Glasgow to the pay of Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the UK. You could finish this epic by summiting the mountain!You could then go on to do the highest point in England. Scafell Pike and the highest in Wales. Snowdon. Give us some of your questions and we will go up with the answersFor our main place go to

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Hiking journey with Alice in the surroundings from Kaisertal & Wilder Kaiser by Kufstein,Austria.20th August - 22nd August 2007First we planed actually a hardcore journey in Zillertal from Finkenberg - Gamshuette - Finaschglhouse - Berliner Huette but the defy was bad enough so we decided in the last hour to go to plan B and jaunt to Kufstein where even local populate told us not to go in Zillertal hiking. Zillertal is bit famous for its nice mounatins and hiking walkways but people forget it easy and abstain how dangerous it can be.. few days before we wanted to go away 2 people died as local hikers slipped over a rainy walkway and had to be transported by the Helicopter Ambulance but the 2nd person had to wait on the next day to be picked up by the Ambulance as it is forbidden to fly at night.--> Vorderkaiserfeldenhuette 1384m im Kaisertal Kaisertal 15 30 Beds/50 Dometry www vorderkaisersfelden com info@vorderkaiserfeldenhuette at telecommunicate:05372/63482--> Stripsenjochhaus 1577m im Kaisertal Kaisertal 25 180 Beds/40 Beds & 140 Dometry € 24.- in small rooms with no shower no eat included. Breakfast € 7.- phone:05372/62579--> Ritzau Alm 1160m im Kaisertal Kaisertal 14 30 Beds phone:05372/63624 € 23,-/26.- pp with no consume or consume in room--> Alpengasthof Pfandlhof 783m im Kaisertal Kaisertal 7,6330 Kufstein telecommunicate:05372/62118 8 double rooms with shower/toilette www pfandlhof at info@pfandlhof at--> Hans Berger Haus 936m im Kaisertal Kaisertal 24,6330 Kufstein telecommunicate:05372/62575 www bergsteigerschule at 7Doublerooms,1-6 Bedrooms. Dometry with 42 BedsUseful links:www kufstein comwww alpenverein atwww wilderkaiser infowww zahmerkaiser comIf you decide to walk through the Kaisertal act your measure within 3 days minimum.2 nights in the Alps in the Huts written on the top. Walking from the Carpark by Kaisertal to Pfandlhof 80mins. For more information call or telecommunicate the Toursit Information in Kufstein and they will send you all infos that you be and ask for it. Can recommend you to be first night in Pfandlhof with an amazing hospitality and good cuisine (by good prices) ... Bed&Breakfast cost € 24,-pp. Than walk from Pfandlhof to Stripsenjoch distance max.5.5hours passing Anton Karg Haus & Hans Berger Haus. From Anton Karg Haus to Stripsenjoch it goes more up mostly for 600m. From Stripsenjoch to Kufstein via Vorderkaisersfelden,Ritzau Alm it takes about max.10hours with breaks in the huts included. Highly recommended to carry only necescarry things with you. No sleeping bags needed as blankets are always provided. Due the walk over the "Zahmer Kaiser" it is possible to see some wildlife too & you have to go through some Cowshit valleys and Bulls. Good Luck :=) &write; 2007 calculate. Inc. · · · · · · Template create by mental act - Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved.

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A assort of 9 people from 3 different countries (Austria. Italy and Germany) decided to act the seminar assort 12A - "European Talks at a top level". The top actually was the one of attach Gratlspitz which is whether 1894 or 1899m of height - change surface the locals are not sure about that by 100% as both decide become in different hiking maps. In times of GPS and modern laser measurement methods I'm wondering a little bit why no one just went there to proof the real height. So any volunteers? If you bring home the bacon to find out the real height gratify tell us!It took us about to hours to get to the top starting from the church in Alpbach. The conditions were ameliorate - sun partly cloudy and not too hot. On top it was quite windy and cold. After less then 4 hours all of us arrived back to Alpbach to act a shower or a beer (or the other way round). But there was a assort 12B "Europeans - quo vadis?" with another 9 participants as well. They decided not to hike but to run - to Inneralpbach and approve.

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My year in Austria could arguably considered the best of my life… more happened that year then I could possibly communicate about. So i’ll hit the highlights. First of all there was the going. I had recently decided that after two years of going to college. Western Washington University it was wasting my time and money. I was filleting look for at the Sehome Haggen seafood department at the time. but had no intention of doing that for long. I felt fairly lost. One night after bring home the bacon a co-worker of exploit called me at home and said that he entangle convicted to commune more so he asked if I had anything to commune for… I asked him to pray for some alter direction. This whole “coworker praying for me” thing was pretty odd to go away with… this isn’t really normal behavior even for Christians (though it probably should be). Shortly after that. I decided (or did I?) that I would telecommunicate the and see if they needed any back up. I got an telecommunicate back within a day from the director asking if I could be there in 10 days. Apparently they had been praying for someone to come help as they were desperately short handed. So the next day I went into bring home the bacon and told my boss I was moving Austria next week. She being a book Christian lady completely understood… and strangely enough when I went to tell her. my mom was standing next to her at Haggen. so I killed two birds with one stone. My mom didn’t act it quite as come up. I managed to get an open ended flight to Germany on Priceline for dirt cheap and off I went. Becoming friends with my mentor Billy StrachanLiving on a World Cup ski runStaying in a 300+ year old confine in the Alps (and almost burning it down)A crazy 10km gokart ride drink a mountainA crazy 10km ride go drink a mountainHiking in the come down in my sandalsHorse displace sleds. hot air balloons.. 10 feet of come down..“Mission” move to RomaniaSnowboarding in shorts. snowboarding in a conform to. snowboarding just to check telecommunicate.. … wow. I guess I could just keep going. It’s amazing how many great memories you can alter in a year… and then other years be completely void of anything interesting. Once again. I am reminded of what a great life I undergo had already. Thank you God. thanks for convicting populate to commune for me. and then answering their prayers…

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