‘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.
Tag: Burgenland
How to distil schnaps in Kukmirn
At the hotel & distillery Lagler in Kukmirn, I took a class in distilling schnapps. That way, I learned how to define the alcohol strength and the taste of the booze.
Latte Art in Oberwart
The first stop of our creative tour through Burgenland was a coffee shop in Oberwart. At the stylish Stromberger Coffee to Go we had the chance to watch how to make Latte Art.
Here you are! After a few minutes the first results were available for a photo. The procedure was presented by Franziska, proud mother of Jasmin Stromberger who took the 2nd place of a Latte Art competition lately. Some photos of her works are shown at this Austrian page: Kaffeekunst zum Trinken
Chain saw art at Lockenhaus Castle
While I was trying to make some peaceful art like a painting several ladies of my group were interested to make something more adventourus. They joined a lesson in creating art with a chain saw instructed by Michael Schlapschy. After finishing my painting lesson I was curious to see how the ladies created things like racks for DVDs just by a tree trunk and a chain saw.
Disclosure: This trip was supported by Kreativreisen Österreich
Acrylic art at Lockenhaus Castle
Right below the walls of Lockenhaus Castle (Burg Lockenhaus) in Burgenland, I took a class about working with acrylic paint led by Elisabeth Holzschuster. Well, how do you like my first work? It is named ‘Blue car on a rainy day’.
Iron Maiden at Lockenhaus Castle
A ‘Eiserne Jungfrau’ (Iron Maiden) seen at Lockenhaus Castle. Though such devices are often shown at castles they are supposed not had been used at all. Probably they were just show pieces inspired by another device called ‘Schandmantel’ (Spanish Coat).
- Eiserne Jungfrau (Wikipedia)
- Schandmantel (Wikipedia)
Inspiration by Wine & Opitz in Illmitz
It was in the early afternoon when we arrived at the winery Willi Opitz, located in Illmitz, a small place in Burgenland. A bike standing in front of the house heavily laden with a big bottle of wine gave us the feeling we are in the right place. We walked in and were surprised …
Hungarian guard tower in Burgenland
After visiting the white donkeys, I climbed up a former border guard tower. In its earlier days, it served as part of the Iron Curtain at the Hungarian side of the border. Today it is used as a watchtower for tourists at the national park Neusiedlersee – Seewinkel.
White donkeys in Burgenland
While biking through the National Park Neusiedler See – Seewinkel I came across white donkeys! These donkeys with yellow-white coat and blue eyes were raised in 17th/18th century in the area of Austria and Hungary.
Bird watching at the Neusiedler See
At a watch post for birds on the Neusiedler Lake (Neusiedler See). Are you interested in birdwatching? Every year the Pannonian BirdExperience takes place at the Nationalpark Neusiedler See – Seewinkel.
National Park Neusiedler See – Seewinkel
View from a watchtower of the Austrian national park ‘Neusiedler See – Seewinkel’. The park is widely known as a hot spot for birdwatchers.
Hell, a weird place name in Austria
Fun: On my bike ride through the lovely landscape on the shores of the Neusiedler Lake (Neusiedler See), I entered a region named Hölle (Eng.: hell). What weird names of places do you know?