Panoramablick Gamlitz Styria

Stepped out of the train station in Graz, and thought, “Why did I come here?”

Well, my Lonely Planet book described it as a laid back University town with a plethora of galleries and museums. At immediate arrival, I wasn’t convinced.

Found my hotel, and thought “Hmm... not sure about staying here.” Looked around and saw the people wandering around outside the hotel and thought “perhaps I would be ...

... grandparents) grave and lit a candle. It was really peaceful and a good visit.

I spoke German with Michaela the whole time, as she speaks almost no English. With Werner we spoke half in English and half in German. Warren and I were both surprised at how much German he could understand (not every word, of course, but what the conversation was about). Although, there were also times where Warren just smiled and nodded, and was actually quite ...

... heard a loud BONG! It was the church bell in the church right behind us! Unfortunately, the bell went off EVERY fifteen minutes and it was so loud-I don’t know how the people in that town deal with it. Needless to say, we did not get a very good night’s sleep; even with earplugs it was so loud and while I didn’t wake up to every ringing, I definitely woke up to plenty. We had an early start as well but once we were on the road we were okay.

... Having checked the bus details for the morning, we found a hotel, which was also a pizzeria, a casino and a night club...
we decided to go the 'nicest' restaurant in town and I dined on the largest rump steak I've seen.. all the while being entertained by a flautist, who predominatly performed 'contempory' pieces...
After dinner we wandered around the town, which appeared to be charming, with a locked castle nestled behind the ...

... raining immediatly when we crossed the austrian border, and now that we're entering Austria from Slovenia... it starts raining cats and dogs! I think we're not welcome in this country... :S
We arrive at the hostel at 6.30 p.m and all we can do is leaving our bags in the room and throw ourselves in the bed and stare at the ceiling. Hours go by and it's still pouring with rain outside. Finally we decide to go to "City ...

... even zien waar alle leuke dingen zijn (anwb-bordjes en vvv waren niet echt te vinden nl). Dan heeft Graz nog een oerlelijk Kunsthaus ding, en een futuristisch 'eiland' in de rivier Mur met een bar en een kinderspeelplaats dr op.

Verder jat Graz graag dingen van Wenen: we vonden een Mariahilferstrasse, en Sudtirolerplatz, een heus operahuis (al was het dak rood ipv groen). Alle daken in Graz zijn rood, waardoor het boven op de berg net leek alsof we ...

It has been a difficult transition from tour group to traveling on my own again. I spend too much time alone, walk around in circles because I have a terrible sense of direction, and spend more for a meal in Austria than I did to eat for a day on my tour. But I'm starting to get my groove back. Without any mishaps today, I went to the Vienna Sudbanhof and got myself on a train that left 10 minutes later, and got out at my destination, Graz.

Graz, Styria, Austria sarakmills

... Turning onto the road the Gps told us we were only 2kms from the campsite!!!Feeling lucky we walked back to the campsite passing little homes with their vegie patches being tended by ladies. What was amazing too was that so many people young and old rode pushbikes including very old women doing the shopping. Back at camp I tested my element with a cup of tea made by boiling the water and was chuffed as this would both save gas and give me an extra element to cook with ...

Ziel 217km Ges. Platzierung Zeit 1 Wagner Josef 21:55 2 Peel Michael 1 Tag 00:12 3 Lackner Reinhard 1 Tag 00:53 4 Pelzmann Johann 1 Tag 01:24 5 Mühlbacher Ambros 1 Tag 02:54 6 Pfandelbauer Andreas 1 Tag 03:05 7 Ulreich Christian 1Tag 03:59 8 Dieplinger Günter 1 Tag 04 ...

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