You only see what you know (Goethe)
Memories! Years ago, I used to play chess with local people on the board depicted above. I am glad to see the public chessboard is still in use. By the way, the man on the sphere is a sculpture created by Stephan Balkenhol. The official name is ‘Sphaera’, but people call it ‘Mozartkugel’.
Sundial in one of the inner yards of St Peter’s Arch Abbey (Erzabtei St. Peter) in Salzburg. The Benedictine monastery in the Austrian city of Salzburg was founded in 696 and is considered one of the oldest monasteries in the German-speaking area.
A project named Frauenspuren (women’s trail) in Salzburg tells where eminent women worked or lived in the city. E.g. the plaque depicted above is dedicated to Dr Rosa Kerschbaumer-Putjata, the first female Doctor in Austria. She ran an ophthalmic sanatorium in Salzburg.
The Krampus procession (Krampuslauf) is a tradition generally performed on a day from the beginning of the Advent season up to the first half of January. People, organised in groups named Pass, run through the streets. They try to frighten the spectators in their self-created costumes.
The Christmas market at Hohensalzburg Fortress can be reached by a pretty fast funicular or a steep path nicely decorated with stars during the Advent season.
The Steingasse in the city of SaIzburg is a pretty old street. During ancient Roman times it was a trade road connecting Iuvavum (Salzburg) with the south of the Roman Empire. The buildings on the left side are attached directly to the rocks of the Kapuzinerberg Hill which creates some fascinating views along the street.
Many people travel from far away to buy something traditional from Austria. Unfortunately some traditions last for only a few days in the year. Nethertheless you can buy Easter eggs all year round in a shop in the city of Salzburg. This shop is situated in the Judengasse 11.
Huge sundial seen at the Ankerhaus in the city of Salzburg. The house is named after the insurence company DER ANKER (engl. the anchor). In earlier times the building housed the hotel ‘Erzherzog Karl’ where famous persons like the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Austria (‘Sisi’) or the German Minister President Otto von Bismarck used to stay.
Before the invention of photos, a different method existed for learning new things about the world. Landscapists created huge paintings of cities and scenes. Inside the Panorama Museum, visitors find a depiction of Salzburg dating back to 1829.
The Hellbrunner Adventzauber is a Christmas market with a splendid atmosphere. It is situated on the grounds of Hellbrunn Palace (Schloss Hellbrunn) in Salzburg. About 400 trees decorated with 13,000 red Christmas balls make the market special.
This mural in Bischofshofen was created by Ferdinand Kubitschek in 1967. Besides the big scale of the mural I was also impressed by the beautiful decorated soffit you can see in the upper right corner of this picture.
A hazardous species living in Salzburg City is the rising bollard. Joking aside, it is important to know that they are very strong and can damage a car if they hit it from below. I’m not sure if this species will live there forever, but for now, it is worth a look to check out the attached website.