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Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Lienz August 5th 2020

Bonjour à tous, Ne vous fiez pas à la première photo, pour le soleil ce n'est pas le reflet de la journée. Hier au soir, comme je vous l'avais dis, l'hotel m'avait mis dans une annexe, normalement au milieu des roses. Ne connaissant pas les lieux, pour me rendre au restaurant, j'ai repris la voiture, le thermomètre affichait 6°. C'est pour ça que je sentais une petite fraîcheur, et que la grêle a tenue longtemps. Ce matin un temps bien bouché et de la pluie. Je reprends mais à l'envers la route que j'avais prise hier au soir, et je constate les ravages que l'eau a faite. tout est raviné, de la terre partout. Certaines maisons ont dues êtres sérieusement touchées. Comme il pleut, je ne refais pas le détours par le centre de Graz. Graz ... read more
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Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Lienz April 13th 2014

They let the cows out for the first time this season and even took the new bull for his first walk outside. He is just 6 months old so has only known winter and has been in the stable the whole time. Peter had a job keeping him under control with a rope bridle as he already weighs more than 300kg and he liked the sunshine and freedom! Em stood up on the woodpile with Myriam to keep out of the way of all the cows. Especially the big 3 year old bull who weighs over 1000kg! On the car front, Renault have decided they need to take ours to a Renault dealer to fix it and will give us a hire car until it is ready – about a week or two. As we can’t ... read more
The cows are free!
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Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Lienz April 12th 2014

This morning Peter and Miriam invited us into Lienz to the local Saturday markets. We wandered through the stalls while Peter and Myriam shopped for some farm fresh vegies. Myriam met Michele in town, one of her friends from Paris and it was such a beautiful day that we all went to a café for morning tea. Peter wanted icecream so he shouted Em to one too – shaped like a snowman! Walking back through the markets, we bought some fresh bread and fruit and Myriam convinced us to buy some of the local pasta for tea – tortellini filled with garlic, herbs and mashed potato. Back to the farm for a late lunch and a bit of down time before Peter’s sister came over for afternoon tea and we were introduced. Em played for a ... read more

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Lienz April 11th 2014

This morning we were back in the barn at about 7:30 feeding the cows and collecting eggs from the chickens. Em has a ball with a small pitchfork just right for her. Outside, they are just starting to collect some of the early grass for next season by mowing the lawn with a mower attachment for a small excavator. It made me nostalgic for a bit as it looked like great fun. Last night there was a small incident with our car – one of the ladies leaving the house reversed into it and damaged the front wheel and suspension. It didn’t look too bad but it would need repair before getting back under way. It is very fortunate that Myriam is French and also speaks German and English as this made communications with Renault (back ... read more
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The Cowshed
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Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Lienz April 10th 2014

The weather this morning has turned atrocious so no mountain rides today. Em was NOT happy. Anyway, we set off to find our farmstay near Lienz which is on the other side of the Alps. The SatNav took us off the motorway around one of the major mountain tunnels (as there is an additional toll on top of the vignette we already bought) and up the mountain pass. It got colder and colder, closer and closer to the snow line until it began to snow. The weather was getting even worse so we stopped at the mandatory snow chain installation area for a quick play in the new snow for Em. Then we had to turn around as we are not prepared for driving in those conditions. Back to motorway to pay the toll and through ... read more
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Into the mountain tunnel
Out the other side of the tunnel




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