At Mauthausen Memorial, as in Auschwitz-Birkenau, I was left speechless but the installations of the concentration camp itself… the words and facial expressions of survivors… and the memorials to those who were murdered here… speak for themselves.
Schlierbach Abbey, Upper Austria I’ve visited quite a few abbeys on our travels, but of course, each one is different and Schlierbach Abbey was no exception. On the tour, the Oldies appeared to be most taken by the small but beautiful library. Small, apparently, because a couple of centuries before it became a monastery, Schlierbach Abbey had been a convent. It seemed to be the attitude of the time that women didn’t need as much learning as men. Hah! Try…
Museum Arbeitswelt, Steyr After those wonderful few weeks in Croatia, the Oldies soon set off again to do some touring around Austria. Sad as I was to say goodbye to the sea, I was pleased to see that we settled by the waterside again. This time, the Oldies set up beside the river Enns in a lovely quiet campsite not far from the old town centre of Steyr. I thought the river Enns was impressive, but I was bowled over…
Peter Rosegger Museums, Alpl and Krieglach Here we go again, I thought, another visit to an Austrian farmhouse. I had seen a fascinating collection of beautifully restored Austrian houses not long ago in the Stübing open-air museum. This time it was different, however. Firstly, this house is in its original location and secondly it was the birthplace of the famous Styrian author, Peter Rosegger. And what about this for a location! This is the nearest I’ve seen to a human…
‘Colours’ by Steve McCurry I have to give it to His Lordship. As an amateur photographer who is pretty serious about his hobby, he is always looking to learn as much as he can about photography. Herself, who is an even more amateur amateur, has started to take a keen interest too. So when I saw the posters advertising the Steve McCurry exhibition in Graz, I felt certain that we’d soon be paying it a visit. Even I had heard…