Blogs from Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

St Polten (40 km west of Vienna) is the capital of Lower Austria and it has some fine examples of medieval buildings plus Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque. However, what I loved about this town were the Art Nouveau (or Jugendstil) buildings that we discovered whilst walking around, as well as the modern cultural precinct comprising buildings of glass, metal and steel designed by brilliant architects like Ernst Hoffman. An absolute wonderful example of the Jugendstil period is the Stöhr House on the corner of the main pedestrianized street opposite the railway station. This was built in 1899 and designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich who also built the Vienna Secession building. The building was home to a Dr. Hermann Stöhr, St. Pölten hospital's first chief physician. It just so happened that the Doctor's brother, Ernst Stöhr was ... read more

... der Blog ist eingerichtet! T-8days... Wobei: genau genommen hat meine Reise am 10.1.2011 begonnen. Und zwar um 1145h. 10 Minuten vorher, also knapp nach halb zwölf hat mir nämlich mein damaliger Chef eröffnet, dass ich gekündigt bin. Und obwohl vorher Australien nie ein wirklich großes Thema war, hab ich direkt nach diesem Gespräch gespürt und gewusst, dass es jetzt nach Australien geht:-)... read more

After the fact, this is a trip we took in 2005 and enjoyed very much. I was not a travelblogger then and so am posting a few pictures to remember and for the "trip" section of my T blog. Our itinerary was Prague, Vienna & Budapest.... read more