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Nationalfeiertag in Hallstatt
... Aussen sieht es schon echt aus. Vor allem wenn man durch die engen Gassen nahe dem Dorfplatz geht kommt fast sowas wie Heimatgefuehl auf. Die Palmen, Chinesische Wegweiser und zahlreiche Rechtschreib- und Uebersetzungsfehler fallen allerdings unter die Kattegorie "schlecht recherchiert".Die zahlreichen Chinesen die durch die Gassen wandelten hingegen wuerde man im echten Hallstatt vermutlich auch sehen. Wir, als "Einheimische" mussten natuerlich auc hdes oefteren als ...
Hallstatt
... we were at Charnel house, which has existed since the 12th century.
It is crammed with 1200 skulls about half of which are elaborately painted and marked with the family name and the date of death. The last skull to be placed here was in 1995 on special request. They don't get many requests from people to have their remains placed in the Charnel house as cremations have become much more popular. Back in the day, the charnel house was created out ...
Peace in Hallstatt
... in Bavaria and Switzerland as well, but to a lesser degree) offer mostly veal, then venison, then pork. Hallstatt also has fish form the lake. We both had a steak and potatoes. Kyle had a radler and Hannah had a sweet, white wine.
We relaxed in our room for the rest of the evening. The view at night is pitch black. There are NO lights on the opposite side of the lake and everything is quiet, with the exception of the falling rain. It was so ...
Should have posted earlier..
... the stables were. Just after we got there, they got the stallions out and walked them across the road right in front of us! The Gala Exhibition for the cheapos :) After seeing most of the outside of the centre of Vienna, we stopped at Cafe Central, one of Vienna's original coffee houses. The coffee and cake were ridiculously expensive, but so delicious, and the atmosphere, in a gorgeous building with live piano music was amazing. We then ...
Hallstatt ...Heaven Meets Hell
... both of us being sick, and barely any sleep. Add the thin mountain air, and it made for a bad situation. We had about a 10 minute wait until our group’s tour began, so we hung out and caught our breath.
When researching the ice caves, I knew there would be some steps, but nothing had prepared me for the hour of torture that was ahead of us. I can’t even begin to explain the 500+ , nearly vertical steps that caused me to nearly have ...