After visiting the Silver Collection at the Wiener Hofburg, I came across this monument to Archduke Charles. It reminded me of a lonesome horseman riding into the sunset.
Category: Urban Walks
The fox behind the benches
After leaving the Kunsthalle in Vienna, where I visited two exhibitions about fashion photography, I discovered at the Museumsquartier this cute painting of a shy fox hidden behind benches.
Loudspeaker in Bratislava
An interesting detail of Slovakia (and Czech Republic): There are more than usual loudspeakers in the streets. Not only in the main cities but also in the smaller ones. A kind of political information system? Which countries do you know where you can see many loudspeakers in the streets?
Piano player in a street of Vienna
While walking along the Kärntner Strasse in Vienna, I met this piano player. What was your most impressive moment with a busker?
Old lantern in Wiener Neustadt
Fascinating old lantern seen in Wiener Neustadt, a city south of Vienna. I wonder what was the reason for designing this eagle-like bird so ‘plucked’?
Posttor (Olsator) in Friesach
On my walk through Friesach, I discovered this clever idea to visualize the medieval gate called Posttor or Olsator in its shape of about 1200 AD. The sign was transparent, so I was able to match past and present.
Garden gnome at Pöstlingberg in Linz
During my visit at Pöstlingberg, a lookout of Linz, it rained cats and dogs. Even the garden gnome, who I asked for the way to Pöstlingberg Mansion (Pöstlingberg Schlössl), carried an umbrella to protect himself. [German]
Public inner yard in Salzburg
This pic shows one of the numerous public inner yards connecting the shopping lane Getreidegasse with parallel streets in the city of Salzburg. The local name for the surrounding buildings is Durchhäuser (through-houses).
Strange people in Vienna
These two guys made my day. I saw them in the Kärntner Straße, one of the most visited Viennese shopping streets. Its name origins from Strata Carintianorum as it was an important trade route to the State of Carinthia.
Funny fireplug in Tabor
While walking through the Czech city Tabor I came across this funny fireplug. Tabor is a historic city in the region of South Bohemia, Czech Republic. An attraction of this place is an accessible system of tunnels below the city.
- Tabor (Website)
A gondolier in Nuremberg
While in Nuremberg, I was told there was one man with a licence for a gondola. After some hours watching the river in the middle of the city, I was able to catch him in a photo. The building in the background is named Heilig-Geist-Spital. It served as a home for old and sick people in earlier times.
Dovecote in Tübingen
A dovecote seen in Tübingen, Germany.