Tag: austria
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288 | Museums :: Vienna, Austria, 2016
Walked into the Kunsthistorisches Museum to find amazing Klimt wall paintings in the entrance. Have to say that I was more impressed by the building than the exhibits (not that the exhibits weren’t impressive, but the building was just too beautiful!).
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271 | Unexpected :: Hallstatt, Austria, 2016
I know, more skulls?? But these are super fancy and decorated. Why you ask? Smithsonian has the answer! TLDR: All across Europe there was a space issue in graveyards, and since Catholics have to be buried underground, churches started reusing the graveyards by clearing out old bones. They started putting them on display to teach…
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256 | Bicycles :: Vienna, Austria, 2016
Hmm I guess this is a very ordinary bike but it happened to park in front of an interesting mural so it made the cut!
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195 | Palaces and Stuff :: Vienna, Austria, 2016
The Belvedere palace was built in the 18th century as a summer residence for some prince. As an UNESCO World Heritage Site, it boasts one of the best art collections in Austria. We arrived too late (and honestly too tired of museums) to look at the actual art. Walking through the gardens though, we were…
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178 | Tunnel Vision :: Salzburg, Austria, 2016
We stayed at a lovely Airbnb in Salzburg, Austria and had to walk through this dark and gloomy tunnel every time we wanted to go into the town center. It was perpetually wet even if it’s dry outside, and at night quite eerie. I’m sure lots of ghost stories can be told about it.
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167 | Just Pretty Things :: Hallstatt, Austria, 2016
Hallstatt is a small town in Austria that sits by a gorgeous lake. I saw a photo not too unlike this one on an Instagram account, and made sure our Europe trip included a stop here. It’s not too easy to get here. From Salzburg you have to take the train, make a transfer, and…
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036 | Words :: Hallstatt, Austria, 2016
I found this wonderful staircase in Hallstatt, Austria with the words “time travel” in many languages. The Chinese translation a bit off. It actually says “time remembrance” instead. I thought it was a fitting photo for this project, as I dig up all these little gems from my memory. Speaking of time travel, I watched…