The Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) connecting the Styrian places Mixnitz and Breitenau is generally used for cargo transports only. For a few days, the vintage train depicted above offers a ride for people.
Tag: Styria
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 Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) on an open carriage and had a great view of a typical Styrian valley. It is a special way of hiking, isn’t it? 🙂
Locomotive of the Breitenauerbahn
This locomotive runs for trains of the Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) between the Styrian places Breitenau and Mixnitz. This narrow-gauge railway started in 1913. It was an electrified line since its very beginning.
Folk Life Museum in Graz
Now that I call a cosy museum. The photo shows the garden of the Folk Life Museum in Graz. Yes, there are hammocks below the trees! The museum tells about social and cultural changes up to the present.
Eggenberg Palace in Graz
View of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) taken from the nearby rose mound. Schloss Eggenberg has been a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2010.
Peacock at Schloss Eggenberg in Graz
Action! On my way back home from the rose mound of Schloss Eggenberg, a peacock blocked my way. I tried to frighten him by looking squarely into his eyes – but he had so many of them! So I went back on a different path.
Mercury at Schloss Eggenberg
This statue of God Mercury represents one of several planets in the Planetary Garden of Eggenberg Castle (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz. Mercurius was one of the major gods in Roman mythology.
Planetary garden of Schloss Eggenberg
At the planetary garden of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz.
On the grounds of Eggenberg Palace in Graz
The first stop of my museum trip featuring 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.