You only see what you know (Goethe)
The festival ‘Gipfelklänge’ in Mostviertel offered two days of hiking through the landscape of nature park Eisenwurzen while listening to music at some places along the hiking tour. At the picture above one can see the group ‘Saxofour’
A nice finale for the Gipfelklänge 2013: Having a jazz brunch with Tini Kainrath and band. The concert took place on the grounds of a former Hammerherrenhaus (Building for the owner of a hammer mill), which is part of the theme park Mendlingtal.
The 2nd day of the “Gipfelklänge 2013” started with a concert by a brass band in front of the Hotel Fahrnberger. No chance to sleep any minute longer in the cosy “Genießerzimmer” of the hotel. The Genießerzimmer are upgraded rooms offered in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
At the end of a long day of hiking we listened to the Florianer Tanzlgeiga sitting inside an inn and having some pigling for dinner. The group played pretty lively so some guests started to dance spontaneously.
The Floriani Tanzlgeiga offered an interesting mix of music. They played classic pieces as well as local ballads. The ladies sung the local songs in a broad dialect which made the event even more cosy.
Next station of the festival ‘Gipfelklänge’, next surprise: Klaus Trabitsch and his band are playing together with the a capella trio Insingizi next to a mountain hut named Kitzhütte. After several very humorous and spirited songs a local joined the group with an odd instrument.
Next station of the ‘Gipfelklänge’: After climbing up a steep path we were rewarded with several songs performed by the a capella trio Insingizi from Zimbabwe.
The hiking tour with music named ‘Gipfelklänge’ has started. After a small hike along fodder meadows and fruit trees, we came across the group ‘Saxofour’. While having local tidbits bought at a nearby farmer’s house as lunch, we all had a good time listening to their spirited music.
Jelena Popržan and Rina Kacinari playing at the opening of the festival ‘Gipfelklänge’. A duo who plays Balkan folk in a very fun way.
A compilation of starters which are common in the Austrian region Mostviertel (from left to right): Räucherforelle (smoked trout), Sulz (cured meat in gelatine), Schafkäse (sheep milk cheese), Grammelschmalz (lard with greaves) and Karreespeck (back fat).
On the tracks of a former narrow-gauge railway between Ruprechtshofen and Wieselburg one have the chance to drive a draisine now. On a line of about 11 km one drive through a small area of swamp and after overcoming a little hill and having a break there one can dashing down to Wieselburg.
In an exhibition at Stift Geras (Geras Abbey), I saw this steam-powered fire pump dating back to 1911. The fire brigade of the Austrian city of Horn used it many years ago.
At Geras Abbey, I visited a workshop for creating handmade paper. While having a break, I discovered this sundial in the abbey court. I wonder what the name of the depicted castle is.