The reason why I like train journeys in Styria: It’s all about the landscape. This photo taken on my way back from Breitenau to Mixnitz made me think, walking barefooted in this field could be a good idea now. What to you think?
Tag: Styria
Passenger train at the Breitenauerbahn
The Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) connecting the Styrian places Mixnitz and Breitenau is generally used for cargo transports only but on special days the vintage train depicted above is in use for public transport too.
The view from the open car is fascinating. I love especially the combination of watching at trees in blossom and the smell of spring while travelling with this train.
- Breitenauerbahn (Website)
View of Breitenau from Breitenau Railway
Perfect idyll! View of the Styrian market town Breitenau am Hochlantsch taken from a carriage of the Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway).
Colours of a train journey in Styria
The colours of a train journey on an open carriage through a Styrian valley. Are there trains with open carriages in your region too?
Train journey with the Breitenauerbahn
I took the journey with the Breitenau Railway (Breitenauerbahn) on an open carriage and had this great view of a typical Styrian valley. It is a very special way of hiking, isn’t it? 🙂
Planetary garden of Schloss Eggenberg
At the planetary garden of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz.
On the grounds of Schloss Eggenberg
My first stop of my museums trip along the locations of the Universalmuseum Joanneum: On the grounds of Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Palace).
Rainbow in the streets of Graz
Amazing! Next to a construction site, I saw this rainbow (bottom left) in the streets of Graz. It was caused by a drizzle, with which the dust of demolition work had been tied. So I had the chance to walk through a rainbow for the first time.
Fingerhakeln in Ehrenhausen
Fun sculpture seen in Ehrenhausen, a place in the Austrian province Styria. It shows a local tradition called ‘Fingerhakeln’. Is this tradition in your region known? Do you know any English term for it? Perhaps ‘finger wrestling’?
Sundial in Ehrenhausen
Sundial at the market place of Ehrenhausen showing the most important sights of the city. On the left side one can see Schloss Ehrenhausen and on the right side there is the mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg. The steeple refers to the church of Ehrenhausen.
Mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg
One of the most famous sights in Ehrenhausen, Austria: The mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg high over the city.
Schloss Ehrenhausen in Styria
Whenever I pass the Austrian city of Ehrenhausen by train, I have a great view of Ehrenhausen Castle (Schloss Ehrenhausen) high over the city.