woensdag 30 juli 2014

Austria - Oostenrijk

We were in Austria last week, in the region of the lakes close to Salzburg. We visited the Kaisersvilla in Bad Ischl, where emperor Frans Jozef (Sisi's husband) signed the declaration of war to Serbia in 1914, the start of World War I.

Oostenrijk 2014

Oostenrijk 2014
We also saw beautiful christal clear lakes, like this small one

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and this bigger one

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This is the Wolfgangsee seen from the shore (and my daughter dipping her toes in the water)

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and here the same lake seen from the top of the Schafberg 

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me and my son on the Schafberg

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There were picture perfect villages too

Oostenrijk 2014

Oostenrijk 2014
and local customs and traditions, some cute

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and others, well, a bit weird to be honest

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anyone need a cuckoo clock?

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And if you ever wondered why Austrians balconies look the way they do



this is why!

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I hope you had or will have a relaxing holiday too! For me, it's back to patchwork now :-)

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