Bucket List 196: Austria!
The Road Travelled · Tales From Austria · Photos
Country 74/196: Austria. Origin of some of the most talented musicians in history, and Conchita Wurst, Austria is the ideal location for all things lyrical. Salzburg was home to both Mozart and, slightly later, a guitar-wielding Julie Andrews while Vienna boasted both Haydn, Schubert, and, granddaddy of them all, Ludwig van Beethoven. Picturesque Hallstatt is only worth the effort out of season while Graz offers far more intrigue and eccentricities than its rather dull capital. Be sure to head to Original Irish Pub Graz for the most authentic of Austrian experiences.
The Road Travelled
Tales From Austria
Schönbrunn Like a Diamond
February 29th, 2024 Following the advice of our new favourite fiftyish Austrian roadside café owners, we were going to Graz. Our original plan was to cross the slightly flatter northern part of the country straight to the capital: Vienna. However, southern Graz was most definitely worth the rather large diversion, according to them at least and I now…
It’s a Von Trapp!
February 22nd, 2024 Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Julie Andrews, the list of prodigious Austrian musical talent goes on and on and nowhere exemplifies her harmonious heritage more than our second destination. Following a few drinks over the ice hockey in the western town of Feldkirch, we spent a couple of weeks bouncing around Bavaria before re-entering Austria in the…
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Austria
Country: 74/196 Visited: Autumn ’23
