Hotel Prielmayerhof Linz

hey guys, I actually don't have that much time to write for you today, because we went to Neuschwanstein castle (the disneyland castle) and it was absolutely AMAZING!!! Words cannot describe how good it was and if I start writing about it I may end up going on for pages and pages. I brought A LOT (and I mean a lot) of souviners because I'm only going to be there once and had so much fun (especially on the 4 hour bus ride ...

We spend a little time touring Linz but then head to Mauthausen, a concentration camp, that is 20 minutes away. It is another cold & rainy day, appropriate for the subject matter but we are not dressed for the extended outdoor touring which makes it particularly uncomfortable.

An audioguide is provided which provides details in English on the life of prisoners. The written material, however, is only in German making ...

Photos of LInz here:
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Thursday morning caught a shuttle bus from Cesky Krumlov to Linz which was 350KR. Kinda waste when I have my Eurail ticket, but train to Linz would take 5 hours with 3 changes and bus takes 90 minutes...
Walked around Linz for ...

... the flaw in my plan – yes, I was impressed that she seemed to understand my question, problem is, she understood me well enough to think me worthy of a lengthy and rapid German response, of which I understood not even the first “der.” My translation of it all was that she didn’t know where it was either. Then, it dawned on me, all I had to do was Google it on my blackberry – duh! Turns out I was on the wrong side ...

... We started at the Lentos, Linz’s modern art museum. The current main exhibition has to do with sound and video. There were some interesting pieces, but I think I would have to say that I do not yet have a refined enough palate to appreciate such abstractions in the form of sound and video – in terms of this type of media, I am more into dramas and theatrical works; when we are talking abstractions, I am better with the still stuff.

Anyway, after ...

... a
200 craggy, metal figures on the ocean beach.

But, the Austrian artist’s work conjure up a more ethereal,
mystical quality. They’re shrouded in mystery calling out their
ancestors and their progeny. When the viewer looks from
particular angles, they become diaphanous, almost soulless —
like the ring-wraiths, the Nazgul, from The Lord of the Rings ...

... argument about what temperature it really was, and the Pavlova ended up flat and undercooked. After this, I went into the Hauptbahnhof to meet Fiona and bring her back to the Raab Heim. While she was chilling out and doing her laundry, I had my last meeting with Peter before getting picked up by Linda to get some roo meat and the rest. It was a rather long trip by Linz standards, and I'm really glad Linda offered to drive! After food collection, Linda dropped us off at ...

... girl) and I made a snowman, under the careful supervision of Valerie (from Canada) who did not wish to participate, hehe. Our very first snowman was short, kinda skinny, had mutant arms and no mouth... but he was our snowman and we loved him <3 The second night we had dinner at the Palais or something, which was a really schmancy restaurant in town. I felt underdressed, but seeing as everyone else just came from the conference too I ...

... One thing that cannot be refuted, however, is that Linz will be a European Culture City of 2009 and has earned that right. When I got to the Linz main train station, I oriented myself towards the city center, and began my walk. I really like getting to cities early in the morning because you can see them come to life. The car and pedestrian traffic steadily increases, as does the overall noise. Before you notice it, the city is ...

... truly nearly baldhead)
former travel spots: Australia (3 month),
England Greece Schweden Finnland Denmark
Norway France Italy Spain Korsika Marokko
Amsterdam (short visit, longer then 3
days)
Ireland (just for attending a wedding, also)