Leaning tower of Pisa in Rechnitz

Leaning tower of Pisa in Rechnitz, Austria

At the Apartment Hotel Loigge in Rechnitz, where I took a painting lesson, I came across this artwork made of a root. It could be a suitable explanation for why the Leaning Tower of Pisa still stands today.

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Early birds vs early cats in Kukmirn

Cat having breakfast

‘The early bird gets the worm’, but the early cat gets the breakfast! A fun experience while staying in Kukmirn, a pretty rural place in the Austrian state Burgenland.

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Lake Zell in Pinzgau

Zell Lake in the region of Pinzgau, Austria

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

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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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