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March 24, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 3: Graz - Zagreb - part 5

In the meantime, however, we will pass by the Rathaus, built in different neo styles, the Landhaus (see for the night shots here) - by the Italian architect…

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March 23, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 3: Graz - Zagreb - part 4

Anyway, after visiting the Uhrturm (see here) we descend along the same road and we arrive via the Schlossbergplatz (see here) at the Mur, the river that…

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March 21, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 3: Graz - Zagreb - part 3

Work is being carried out on the castle, so it is not freely accessible; the Glockenturm is only accessible with a guide (and that guide must of course be paid)…

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March 20, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 3: Graz - Zagreb - part 2

We walk on along the Hofgasse until we arrive at the Freiheitsplatz again, just like the previous evening. It is not immediately clear whether the rather…

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March 19, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 3: Graz - Zagreb - part 1

Our holidays have only just begun, my sense of timing is not quite ready yet, we sleep in until seven. Sleep in? Until seven o'clock? Yep. That is just about…

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March 18, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 2: Moerzeke - Graz - part 3

And the last part for our evening in Graz. The text is still here, the second part is here. In this episode we return (for the first time) to the Dom, walk by…

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March 17, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 2: Moerzeke - Graz - part 2

The text for this Croatian Diary - August 2: Moerzeke-Graz episode is here. But here is (about) were that evening stroll started: in the Stadtpark (city park).…

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March 16, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 2: Moerzeke - Graz - part 1

Years ago we travelled from Flanders to Hungary for the first time, more specifically to a place somewhere below Budapest, of wich I no longer remember the name…

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Oct. 14, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - The rest

So, we visited the Dom, the Festung Hohensalzburg, the Kajgasse, the Residenzbrunnen, the Salzach river, the Sankt Peter Friedhof, Schloss Mirabell and the…

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Oct. 12, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Schloss Mirabell -…

The one but last part of my Salzburg series. For the rest of the Zwergerlgarten I'm referring to the previous post.

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Oct. 11, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Schloss Mirabell -…

As if one garden (the Mirabellgarten, see here and here) is not enough, Schloss Mirabell (see here) has another garden: the Zwergerlgarten. It is immediately…

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Oct. 10, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Schloss Mirabell -…

On with our walk through the Mirabellgarten (part 1 is here). And yes, I was mainly focussing on the statues ...

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Oct. 09, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Schloss Mirabell -…

I introduced you to Schloss Mirabell in the previous post. As promised I'm taking you to the gardens now. And as mentioned, most tourists stay there when…

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Oct. 08, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Schloss Mirabell - Interior

Even if you wouldn't visit the Dom (see here), the Festung Hohensalzburg (see here), the Residenzplatz with its Residenzbrunnen (see here), the Sankt Peter…

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Oct. 07, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Sankt Peter Friedhof

In this post I asked (rhetorically, let's be clear on that) what's a city without a castle ? I could of course ask the same question about a city without a…

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Oct. 05, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Salzach river

And where is Salzburg ? On the Old Continent (as mentioned before). In Austria. Of course. On the shores of the Salzach river.

by bjornroose

Oct. 04, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Residenzbrunnen

You actually saw this fountain, which you'll find on the Residenzplatz, in one of the photos of the Dom (see here) already, but here we get a little closer to…

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Oct. 03, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Kajgasse

From the Dom and the Festung Hohensalzburg we move to one of those many beautiful streets in Salzburg: the Kajgasse.

by bjornroose

Oct. 02, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Festung Hohensalzburg

What's a city without a castle ? Not very old and probably not part of the Old Continent. Well, Salzburg is old and Austria is part of the Old Continent, so…

by bjornroose

Oct. 01, 2019

Salzburg (Österreich/Austria) - Dom

A lot can be written about Salzburg, Austria. For instance that colleague PhotoBlogger Peter Berckmans spent a few days in the city a few month ago (his photos…

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