On my biking tour along the Neusiedler See I came across a special breed of curly-hair hog. In Austria they are called Mangalitza. One can often see this name on the restaurant’s menus in that part of Burgenland.
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A facade full of hopes and sorrows
An interesting detail of Podersdorf: The façade of a parish building is decorated with phrases written down by the people of the place. It reminded me of a kind of Twitter wall, but in Podersdorf the phrases at the wall will last for a longer time.
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The windmill of Podersdorf
There are only two windmills in Austria still to see. One of them is the windmill of Retz and the second one is this one in Podersdorf. The owner of the windmill in Podersdorf offers guided tours telling about the life of a miller.
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Pannonian draw well in Podersdorf
A reconstruction of a draw well seen next to my hotel in Podersdorf. This kind of well is typical for the Pannonian steppe.
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Pannonian herder’s hut in Podersdorf
Reconstruction of a typical Pannonian herder’s hut seen in Podersdorf.
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Breakfast at Mole West in Neusiedl am See
On my way to Podersdorf I had breakfast at Mole West, a stylish restaurant at the shores of Neusiedlersee Lake. I had scrambled eggs with dried tomatoes and Grana Padano. Scrambled eggs are one of my most favourite dishes for breakfast. What about you?
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Bergkirche in Eisenstadt
The church named Bergkirche (Hill Church) was founded in 1715. It is also called Haydnkirche as the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn is buried in a mausoleum inside. A strange detail is the fact that Haydn was buried without head first as the skull had been stolen. After finding his skull in Vienna his body has been completed in 1954.
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Haydn-Haus in Eisenstadt
Austrian composer Joseph Haydn lived in this building from 1766 to 1778. Today it houses a museum telling about the private live of the composer. So I heard about his wife Anna Aloysia in this museum the first time. Another interesting museum about Joseph Haydn is located in his former home in Vienna.
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Castles in Burgenland
Burgenland is the youngest state of Austria. Though ‘Burgen’ is the German term for castles the name of this state originates to several cities whose names end with ‘-burg’. Burgenland ist divided into nine political districts (Bezirk) and two statutory cities (Statutarstadt)