Blogs from Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe - page 4

Ah... Linz, Austria. May not look big on a map, may seem smaller than most cities we have visited, but it contained 3 of the best things in Europe. An awesome, awesome club, Steve's 25th Birthday, but above all... Sandra... my flatmate of 3 months in Bondi Beach, Australia (Sydney). Sandra was kind enough to let us stay with her, and what a place she has: 2 stories, a swimming pool and only 3 minutes from PlusCity (a massive shopping center/cinema/bar and restaurant complex). At only 20, she teaches Kindergarden kids English full time, teaches kids to figure skate on Sundays, and teaches Scouts as a Scout leader. Talk about being busy, but she still had time to go out Friday night until 6AM to catchup on good times we had in Bondi and to celebrate ... read more

29th September......Linz with a population of 208,000 grew on me. While it has a lovely market square (with a flea market on the Sat morning I was there), it is an industrial city that belches out steam and pollution in the suburbs and across the Danube. You can taste it as you cycle out of the city. It is an alive city though and I enjoyed the large community art pieces on the riverbank. The Postlingberg, a twin spired baroque 18C church, sits atop a hill overlooking the town and river. At 537m it was a bit like cycling up to Mt Lofty but rewarded great views. After looking at the church I had a pleasant time sitting on a seat trying to avoid getting hit by falling pears while I had a beer overlooking a ... read more

So I don't have too many pictures because I was only there about a day and a half but I did manage to get one of Hans :)... read more

So we had one brief afternoon to check out Linz before we had to catch our connecting train down to Salzburg to meet up with the family. It all went rather well considering our lack of German and after hooking up our onward tickets and storing our stuff we headed off into town to the Lentos Kunst Museum. It was pretty cool and had some neat sculpture exhibitions but unfortunately the top floor was closed and so we missed some of the stuff I had hoped to see. Lunch was a picnic on the banks of the Danube where we clambered about the metal sculptures that I think the city is famous for. Then it was across the bridge to the Ars Electronica Center. Everything there is electronic or uses technology in some way. It was ... read more

AT the train station in Linz waiting for the train to Frankfort. We were going to go to Berlin after Cesky Krumlov but the trip was just way too long so we changed plans and are stopping in Frankfort for one night on our way to Amsterdam. I plan on having a frankfurt in Frankfort..hee,hee. Hated to leave Cesky Krumlov, if I had known it was so beautiful we would have planned for more days there. The atmosphere is so relaxed, everyone practically speaks english and there's so much to do. We went to the torture museum this morning before we left town...that was a kick. All authentic torture devices including a chastity belt. And saw the church. E's getting used to my 10 minute church visits...I can' just walk past one. We have to change ... read more