I combined visiting a friend in Göttingen and in Würzburg with going to some ice hockey games for the qualification round of the Olympic games (Austria, Germany, Japan and Slovenia where playing). After watching the games (in the disgusting TUI arena) in Hannover I went to Würzburg, walking around for two days, having a closer look at the city. Continue reading “Hannover – Icehockey Qualification Round for the Olympic Games and a Visit to Würzburg”
Brussels
A short trip to Brussels, to see the city, the European parliament and to take advantage of a day of open doors at the Cantillon brewery :-p Continue reading “Brussels”
Säuleck
In Summer a friend of mine and I made an attempt to hike the summit of the mountain Säuleck. Unfortunately my hiking boots were a bit old already, so on the second day, after leaving from the Arthur von Schmid house the sole went of. It was not possible to continue the trip, thus we had to turn around. The shoes were so bad, that I had to take them off at some point and to continue barefoot. Continue reading “Säuleck”
Perchtoldsdorf
With the goal of leaving Vienna sooner or later I figured, I should also visit some places closer to Vienna. So after visiting Brno my friend and me took the train to Perchtoldsdorf which is just a bit outside of Vienna.
Attached are some pictures from that trip, captured with a Canon IXUS 500. Continue reading “Perchtoldsdorf”
Brno
With the goal of leaving Vienna sooner or later I figured, I should also visit some places closer to Vienna. So with a friend we got the idea of visiting the city of Brno. Attached are some pictures from that trip, Continue reading “Brno”
Mountains of Death – attendance #2 – plus Bernese Oberland
Again I had a strong feeling emerging, that I would need some more heavy earache through live music. Since I loved the Mountains of Death Festival so much the year before, I decided that I should go to Muotathal again. This time I joined some people for the train ride from Vienna. Then at the Mountains of Death festival I met a guy who I often have seen at concerts in Vienna. He was traveling on interrail and since I was on vacation anyway, I joined him for a few days after the festival.
It turned out to be a great decision: by train we went to Interlaken, where we build up our tents for a few more nights, making some exciting day trips. Continue reading “Mountains of Death – attendance #2 – plus Bernese Oberland”
By Train From Vienna to Murmansk
The winter 2006-2007 in Vienna was no winter at all: hardly ever that the temperature went below 0 °C, hardly any snow. That of course is reason enough to plan a trip further north, to catch up with some winter impressions.
Looking on an European train map Murmansk popped immediately into my eyes. After a short talk with my friend who joined me for that trip it was pretty soon clear where we will spend our vacation: Mostly in the train, but not without seeing several interesting places such as St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Kirovsk, Belomorsk and Warszawa. Continue reading “By Train From Vienna to Murmansk”
