This fun fake traffic sign I saw in Hallstatt next to the famous Hallstatt Lake. Obviously it should people make aware of waiters crossing the street while serving their guests sitting on the other side of the lane.
Category: Signs
Descriptive number 1379 in Vienna
The first descriptive numbering in Vienna was ordered by Maria Theresa in 1770. At that time the house numbers were given successively as the houses were built. Later the system changed into orientation numbers combining street names and numbers. The address Wien N° 1379 is a remain of the first numbering system.
Zum fidelen Affen in Salzburg
Inn sign of a traditional restaurant in Salzburg. Literally translated the name of the restaurant is ‘Merry Monkey’.
Shop sign at a hat shop in Linz
Shop sign of a hat shop in Linz. I’ve no idea why the faces are green but the green colour makes the sign even more remarkable. The decoration on the right side is part of the Christmas decoration 2014.
Exhibition of historic facade signs in Vienna
Stadtschrift, an association for the collection, preservation and documentation of historic facade signs created this open air exhibition at a fire wall in Vienna. I love the idea to show them in public instead of a presentation inside a hall. So we can see these signs in a way we used to do on our walks to school or job in earlier times.
Shop sign of an interior decorator in Linz
Shop sign of a furniture shop and interior decorator in Linz. Love the way how the creator of this sign describes the service of this shop.
Rising bollard system in Salzburg
A very dangerous species living in Salzburg City is the rising bollard. Joking apart it is important to know, they are very strong and are able to damage a car if they hit it from below. Not sure if this species will live there forever but for now it is worth a look to check out the attached website.
Interesting traffic sign in Weissenbach
Have you ever been misguided by your navigation system? People living in Weissenbach an der Triesting, a small place in the Austrian state of Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), are obviously so kind to give us a hint, this is the wrong route.
Shop signs in Bad Aussee
In Bad Aussee, I discovered several traditional shop signs. The first one is a sigh of a shoemaker. On top of it, you read the german name of this profession: Schuster.
Restaurant ‘Der Kuckuck’ in Vienna
At the first district a traditional restaurant named ‘Der Kuckuck’ is using a cuckoo as inn sign. I took this photo on a winter day so I got the cuckoo covered with some snow. The restaurant is situated at the first district inside a building with a façade of the 17th century.
Escalator in Vienna
This notice made me smile. The German text of the notice: ‘Diese Fahrtreppe musste aus Sicherheitsgründen außer Betrieb genommen werden’. Literally translated it says: ‘This escalator has been disabled for reasons of safety’.
O5 at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna
This code ‘O5’ is placed at the right side of the main entrance of St Stephen’s Cathedral. It was the code of an Austrian resistance group during World War II. It stands for Ö (Österreich) built by O and the 5th letter of the alphabet (= OE).