Schlossberghotel Graz

... the windows to the restaurant below, wasn&#8217;t so stinky after all, and the bed was quite comfortable. I even slept until almost Noon today!<br><br>After dropping my bag, I set out to find the town center. It wasn&#8217;t too far from my hotel, but amazing how the clientele changed in the city center. I had a much more comfortable feeling and I made a mental note to get back into the hotel and lock myself in my room before dark! I climbed ...

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

... around-it really was pretty cool. Some of the clocks went off for about five minutes at least-we thought it may have been due to the fact that it was 6 o&#8217;clock but they also did it an hour later at 7 so it must be a regular thing there. We walked down the stairs after spending about an hour up at the top and grabbed yet another pizza (makes number five of the trip so far but they are a cheap option when you are out!). Walking back to the van, we ...

... From the resting station Fürstenfeld, i found a 19-year old BMW driver, who was glad to drive around in nowhere, and offered me to bring me home.. <br><br>So, here i am. I arrived at home, Fürstenfeld on Tuesday the 4th on 8pm. 4 weeks of travelling; It was a great experience at it won´t be the last time i was hitchhiking.<br><br>Cu in Maastricht, from the 23rd of August :)))<br>TIMON<br>

... br><br>The flight from Graz to Alghero takes about 1 hour and a half and it's really calm, no turbulence, no frights, no delays. Perfect. We arrive to Alghero Fertilia Airport at 10 p.m and we have to sleep there because hostels in the city are very expensive. We're used to sleep in airports, so we don't have any problem... well, yeah, maybe the mosquitos.The airport is small and quiet and we're hardly a soul there. <br><br><br>

Wednesday 3rd June. We left early and drove through the mountains crossing high passes and ski fields dotted along the way. The villages had a definitely Swiss feel to them as it gets cold up here lots of woodpiles for fires and houses built of wood with steep rooves for the snow to fall off. We soon hit the Italian border with Austria and crossed midday leaving the high Dolomites behind us. The scenery was very clean and green and fresh. We had lunch on the side of the road at ...

... over to Barnbach to look at the St. Barbara's Church which was designed by the flamboyant and controversial architect Hundertwasser. It is a very bold design; the church is covered in beautiful tiles and mosaics in a very modern fashion. It is surrounded by 12 gates which represent many different religions and faiths of the world; a very controversial move in such a conservative region. For dinner we headed to the St. Martin Buschenschank, which is sort ...

... river. As the tram approached and crossed the Mur things started to change. Buildings became much older, more people were around on foot and on bicycles and there was, of course, the famous Graz Kunsthaus. Again for those of you who are uninitiated, I guess it's time for Uncle Tom to give you a quick lesson. The Kunsthaus was built early this century as part of Graz's European Culture Capital 2003 activities. It partly includes an old façade but is mainly an entirely new ...

... and we had fun guessing ("Hmm...I think that's where Uni Graz is.") where landmarks were. It was also important for looking out for invading Turks and as a water system. In fact, today a specific well is used as a reserve for the fire department. We also saw some excellent weapons at the Garrison Museum. After, we trekked back, taking the senic route through the ...

Today I woke up early and took a train to Graz, the second largest city in Austria. It's more or less known as a college town with a good art culture. I totally dug the place. I think if I compared each city that I've been to in Europe on a scale of relative coolness, computed by dividing the city's total coolness quotient by the number of inhabitants of the city, Salzburg or Graz would come out on top. Vienna's my favorite place in the grand scheme, no ...