Lärchwand Lift in Kaprun

Lärchwand Lift in Kaprun, Austria

On a sunny summer day, I took this exceptional funicular to the hydroelectric plant at the Wasserfallboden. It is generally known as Lärchwand Lift. The inclined lift with an 8.2-metre track width transports large groups of people up the powerful sights.

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Baking bread in Rauris

Baking bread at Rauris, Austria

While writing this post, I am nibbling at a slice of bread I created myself! Lately, I visited a farm at the Kalchkendl Alm (an alp named Kalchkendl) in the Rauris Valley. There, I had the chance to bake bread for the first time. I took this lesson in a class guided by Roswitha Huber. The brand name of this class is Schule am Berg.

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Lake Zell in Pinzgau

Zell Lake in the region of Pinzgau, Austria

Right next to the railway station of Zell am See, I had this view of the Zeller See (Lake Zell) and the mountains nearby. During the cold period of the year, it is frozen and used for winter sports like skating. In earlier times, it even supplied breweries with ice for cooling their products.

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Do not disturb sock

A sock as Do not disturb sign

Fun! On my trip to Zell am See, I stayed at the Hotel Tauernstüberl. This hotel used socks as “Do Not Disturb” signs at its room doors. This sock is a kind of pun. In German, “You are a lazy sock” means someone is a bit lazy.

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Sundial in Zell am See

Sundial in Zell am See, Austria

You find this sundial on a building in the Austrian city of Zell am See. A rooster and an owl represent morning and evening. Whereas the painting seems modern, the town offers several buildings dating back to the Middle Ages.

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