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Nationalfeiertag in Hallstatt
... zurueck zu spaet fuhren um rechtzeitig wieder i Guangshou zu sein. Wir schafften es schliesslich einen Bus zu finden der zwar etwas laenger fuhr als der Zug aber mit dem wir es schaffen koennten. Mit dem Busticket in der Tasche gings dann endlich per Taxi nach Hallstatt.
Wahnsinn was die dort aufgebaut haben. Das Erste was man sieht ist der Kirchturm der am Eingang des Ortskerns steht. Gut die Uhr funktioniert nicht und im Inneren der Kirche ist sowas wie ein kleines Museum ...
Hallstatt
... on the other. It is located on the site of an old Roman town and was a popular spot for archaeological digs. It was also very popular with royalty, artists, writers and vacationers in general because of its picturesque setting. In its heyday, Hallstatt was a major trading port because of the nearby salt mines. Today, it is mostly sustained by tourism and is a cute, little town to explore.
We followed a short walking tour that was laid out in our guide book ...
Peace in Hallstatt
... and the little church steeple next to it. Swans and ducks swim across the black waters of the lake. We found the bus station from which we will depart tomorrow.
SIDE STORY: While asking the ferry captain the time of the earliest boat ride tomorrow, we learned that the train station will close tomorrow for 3 weeks so we need to make other travel plans for our return to Salzburg tomorrow. This will also make it more difficult to make it ...
Should have posted earlier..
... killed. What really got me was the room they with tons of human hair, cut off victims after they were gassed to make felt and carpet, and the numerous babies clothes and shoes found. An extreme reminder of just how evil we humans can be. That evening we caught a night train to Prague. There were no sleeping carriages, so we had to get seats in 6 seat bays, but after the bus went so well we thought that would be fine. In our carriage was a ...
Hallstatt ...Heaven Meets Hell
... the couple had already taken over control of the cabin controls, and had the heat cranked up so it was like a sauna in the cabin. Add to that the fact that Patrick and I were both sick, and it made for a miserable sleeping situation. Patrick slept on the top bunk since he knew he would snore and he didn't want to keep their baby awake on the bottom bunk, but that meant he had to sleep in awkward situations and once he fell asleep, he was definitely ...
Amenities
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking
- Pets allowed