Clouds On Grosser Priel, Welser Hutte, The Alps, Austria, 2005

Austria


I've now visited Austria four times, twice in 2005, once in 2007, and once in 2013, the first three times for hiking, and the fourth time to see Vienna. Anyway, here are the Austrian photos! :-)

Clouds On Grosser Priel, Welser Hutte, The Alps, A…

01 Sep 2007 304
After hiking part of the way up Grosser Priel in the dark and the rain the first day (or night, rather), and in the daylight the second day (not the original plan but...), we slept in Welser Hutte, waking up to this spectacular scene of clouds lying low on what are by no means low mountains. My friends climbed to the summit on this day, although I had to give up rather quickly for safety reasons, as I'm no expert, so Welser Hutte was again a refuge for me. We climbed down immediately afterwards, in better weather and in daylight.

Snow & Rock On Grosser Priel, The Alps, Austria, 2…

01 Sep 2007 265
took this on my way up Grosser Priel, approaching Welser Hutte, just visible to the left at the top. This was already high enough so that we were above the treeline and in the snow.

Gasthaus Pub, Ulrichsberg, Schoneben, Austria, 200…

27 Oct 2007 251
This was a pub at the trailhead of Ulrichsberg Schoneben, where I unexpectedly found myself on an unplanned third trip to Austria. The reason was that me and one of my friends were driving around looking for a place to walk her dog, and found ourselves at the border crossing with our passports in the car, so we figured we'd walk the dog in Austria.

Sign and Hiking Map, Ulrichsberg, Schoneben, Austr…

27 Oct 2007 175
Austria, famously, has ample tourist facilities, especially for hiking, so obviously there was a map at the trailhead.

Langlaufzentrum Sign, Ulrichsberg, Schoneben, Aust…

27 Oct 2007 152
I'm guessing this travel centre was a hotel and such, but I didn't investigate. The most important thing was that I got the name of the town on it! I never planned to go to Austria on this trip, so I wanted to note the place names.

Austria Hike, Picture 1, Austria, 2007

27 Oct 2007 164
Here's the first photo I took at the start of our hike, which was originally supposed to be a dog walking trip!

Austria Hike, Picture 2, Schoneberg, Austria, 2007

27 Oct 2007 174
Here's the second shot I took. The trail was actually not a proper dirt trail, as it has paved with tarmac, but we saw relatively few cars.

Austria Hike, Picture 3, Schoneberg, Austria, 2007

27 Oct 2007 221
More hiking signs.....

Austria Hike, Picture 4, Schoneberg, Austria, 2007

27 Oct 2007 196
I just shot this because I liked how it looked, although now I think I have some better shots.....

Austria Hike, Picture 5, Schoneberg, Austria, 2007

27 Oct 2007 1 1 272
I don't remember whether I shot this at the end of the hike, or in the car on the way back to Nova Pec. In any case, I really like this one.

Austria Hike, Picture 6, Schoneberg, Austria (or p…

27 Oct 2007 1 209
Like the previous shot, this could have been from the car or on foot. I really don't remember.

Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien (Vienna), Austria, 2013

26 Apr 2013 143
I actually didn't arrive in Hauptbahnof, as the Eurocity trains from Prague arrive at Meidling, but because it was late at night, and international train travel is increasingly losing its novelty for me, I forgot to take a picture. In addition, it was dark, so by the time I got to Hauptbahnhof I had to use my cameraphone.

Wien Hauptbahnhof U-Bahn, Wien (Vienna), Austria,…

26 Apr 2013 133
Vienna is actually a city of over 1.7 million people, so it is large enough to support a subway, or untergrundbahn. The Vienna untergrundbahn is unimaginatively called the U-Bahn. This is the Hauptbahnhof station. All of the current U-Bahn lines were constructed in 1976, except for lines U4 and U6, which were built in 1898. This is line U1, with this part of the station being opened in 1978, so it's a little bit surprising how dark and dank it looks. It's perfectly functional, though, and not vandalized nor abnormally dirty.

Wien Hauptbahhof U-Bahn, Picture 2, Wien (Vienna),…

26 Apr 2013 128
Here's one of the U-Bahn trains arriving. My cameraphone can't take action shots in the dark very well, though, so it blurred beyond recognition.

Daniel Moser Coffee, Picture 2, Wien (Vienna), 201…

27 Apr 2013 81
This was a very good cup of Daniel Moser coffee that I had the next morning at Stadt Boden, a coffeehouse in the city centre of Wien.

Stadt Boden Breakfast, Wien (Vienna), 2013

27 Apr 2013 70
This was my breakfast of eggs and beans (more British than Austrian), which was better than it sounds.

Dual Power Buses, Wien (Vienna), 2013

27 Apr 2013 67
The Vienna transit authority (which I don't know much about) operates a fleet of trolleybuses that can operate on diesel power when they leave electrified areas. The raise or lower the pantograph when they're at a stop, just as they do in Marianske Lazne. I don't know anything about the manufacturer of the buses.

Osterreichische Werkstatten, Wien (Vienna), 2013

27 Apr 2013 62
This name would make you think this place promotes Austrian industry, but actually they sell artwork.

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