You only see what you know (Goethe)
A trip through Burgenland wouldn’t be complete without taking photos of storks. One can see their nests on many roofs in the easternmost state of Austria. Coincidentally, I found the nest with the most storks on top of a house that bore the name Burgenland.
‘Big’ surprise at a Heuriger in Burgenland: At the Schnitzelheuriger Posch, I got this large portion of Tafelspitz. It is a traditional Austrian dish made of beef.
After staying a night in the attic of a former border station (‘Altes Zollhaus’) I had this great view from my room early in the morning. There was a kind of silence in the scenery. Only a rooster crewed from time to time.
At Deutschkreutz Castle (Schloss Deutschkreutz), I had a guided tour by its owner Anton Lehmden. He is a member of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. You find many of his works in the rooms of the castle.
After walking through the Templar museum at Lockenhaus Castle, I came across this mysterious room. It is said to be a sacred site of the Templars. Other voices say it is just a cistern.
Lets play ‘Guess the movie’! This photo was taken at that castle where I created a painting with some coffee and gold leaf. There is still some gold at my finger so about which movie I am speaking?
After taking a lesson in making Latte Art I did it again: Making art with coffee. At Lockenhaus Castle I took a class in painting with coffee and gold run by the Austrian artist Stefanie Moro.
Lockenhaus Castle houses a breeding place for bats and a thought-provoking exhibition about these animals. One of us even saw a bat in her room. Well, some of us joked it could also have been a vampire. Bah! There are no vampires!
At Lockenhaus Castle I stayed at the room ‘Elisabeth’. Whereas the room was old fashioned furnitured, the bathroom was pretty modern. It was a corner room so I had a great view of the place Lockenhaus and parts of the castle itself.
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 good explanation for why the leaning tower of Pisa is still standing today.
At a wine store in Bildein I tried a very special Austrian wine named ‘Uhudler’. This wine with its flavours of strawberry and black currant has an interesting story to offer. It was even prohibited for several years!
At a place called Gerersdorf located near Güssing an ensemble of 32 objects shows the way of Pannonian living in the 18th and 19th century.