You only see what you know (Goethe)
At the Kaiser-Josef-Markt – the oldest farmer market of Graz – I saw this offer for McIntosh apples. The spelling on this label is wrong, but the story of these apples is interesting. I was told the famous computer model Apple Macintosh is named after this apple, but for legal reasons, they had to add an ‘a’ in the Mc.
Cute! A cat observing people in front of an ice cream shop in my native town Graz, Austria. I wonder what it is thinking right at that moment. Any ideas?
A unique way to go up to the clock tower on top of a rock in the centre of Graz is taking this elevator. The lift connects a tunnel inside the rock with the plateau next to the clock tower of Graz. While going up in this glazed cab, one has an exciting view of the elevator illuminated in blue.
Sometimes I am having a picnic at the Burggarten of Graz. This is a park next to the former castle of Graz. It happens to be a beautiful dog posed right in front of my camera this time. Isn’t it a cutie?
View of the main square (Hauptplatz) of Graz taken from the balcony of the city hall. The clock tower (Uhrturm) on top of the hill is the landmark of the city. The monument in the middle of the place is about Archduke John of Austria (Erzherzog Johann) who was a big modernizer for the city and the state of Styria.
I took this photo while climbing up to a gallery located in the fifth store of an old building in the centre of Graz. One can find these lovely inner yards especially at the 1st district of the city. Some of them are open for public.
View from the terrace of the Gallery Remixx in Graz. The church on the left side is the Cathedral (Dom) of Graz, the three spires on the right side belong to the Katharinenkirche and the mausoleum of Emperor Friedrich II.
Now that I call a cosy museum. The photo shows the garden of the Folk Life Museum in Graz. Yes, there are hammocks below the trees! The museum tells about social and cultural changes up to the present.
View of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) taken from the nearby rose mound. Schloss Eggenberg has been a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2010.
Action! On my way back home from the rose mound of Schloss Eggenberg, a peacock blocked my way. I tried to frighten him by looking squarely into his eyes – but he had so many of them! So I went back on a different path.
This statue of God Mercury represents one of several planets in the Planetary Garden of Eggenberg Castle (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz. Mercurius was one of the major gods in Roman mythology.
At the planetary garden of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz.