July 28, 2021

Maria Laach am Jauerling (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020…

Last post in the Maria Laach am Jauerling series (here's part 1 and 2): more flowers and people with just the average number of fingers (tip for those who still…

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July 28, 2021

Maria Laach am Jauerling (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020…

Have you found the mistake in the previous post ? No ? Or you didn't botter to search for it ? Never mind, there's more to see in this post:

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July 20, 2021

Geyersberg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 3

Last photos of the Geyersberg "megalithic" site(here's part 1 and 2): the labyrinth and some of the art I mentioned earlier.

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July 16, 2021

Aggsbach (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - Charterhouse …

I introduced you to the Aggsbach Charterhouse in the previous post. So here's the rest of the photos for this last part in the Aggsbach series.

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July 11, 2021

Hepworth Pebble

When I stroll on the beach I always keep my eyes peeled for unusual stones. The beach just looks beige at a distance, but up close it is a rainbow of colours…

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July 10, 2021

Schönbühel (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 2

I showed you the castle and the landscape around it in the previous post. One of those shots was taken from where we're now: the monastery (Kloster), a little…

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July 09, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 10

And that's the end. Of the gallery. And the Schallaburg series. The line-up op the previous parts was ... in the previous part, so here's the very last photos:

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July 09, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 9

One but last post in this Schallaburg castle series. Before we go to the last one, here's a line-up of the previous posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. And…

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July 08, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 8

In this post, like the previous ones (here, here, and here) dedicated to the arcade gallery around the courtyard of Schallaburg castle, a few line-ups and a…

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July 08, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 7

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July 07, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 6

Okay, there was no minstrel in the gallery at Schallaburg castle, but we were there and this enormous amount of sculptures was there too, so let's walk on ...

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July 07, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 5

We entered the gallery in the previous post. And that gallery is definitely the most beautiful gallery I've ever seen in a castle: "a well-decorated two-storied…

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July 03, 2021

Stift Melk (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 6

Let's continue our walk through the abbey gardens (for the first part of this walk, see here) and look at some of the artworks in it: Affenliebe (monkey love)…

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June 30, 2021

Stift Melk (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 1

Although this whole series is named "Stift Melk" (and so on), in the first two posts of it we visit the Altstadt looking up at the abbey. In reality we visited…

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June 29, 2021

Stift Göttweig (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 5

Last post in the Göttweig series. One more photo from the Apotheosis of Charles VI (see previous post) and two beautiful sculptures shot in the permanent…

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June 28, 2021

Stift Göttweig (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 4

More photos from the Imperial Staircase (see also here). #1 and #2 are from the fresco by Paul Troger, decorating the ceiling, Apotheosis of Charles VI. You can…

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June 28, 2021

Stift Göttweig (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part…

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June 27, 2021

Stift Göttweig (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 2

Well, I mentioned anything worth saying about the abbey (stift) in the previous post, but here's a link to its website and here are some more photos:

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June 25, 2021

Krems an der Donau (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 -…

And a few more shots of the sculptures at the Piaristenkirche (see also the previous post) to finish this Krems series:

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June 25, 2021

Krems an der Donau (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 -…

Last but one post in the Krems series (here's part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4): a view on the Dominikanerkirche from the hill on which you'll find the…

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