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Europe » Austria » Carinthia » Millstatt June 14th 2018

Somewhat irritated this morning to find that there was still rain about though last night’s forecast was for a completely dry day. The latest forecast, useless thing, was saying it was going to stay wet most of the morning. Fortunately it was wrong and we ignored it, apart from ensuring we had our macs in sacs in Kisbee’s backbox, just in case. Kisbee came out of the garage all-raring to go as it enjoys a nice flat road round a lake where it can get a bit of speed up. Some of the mountainous inclines we take it on are quite a challenge as between us we are up to its weight limit ! Had to return briefly, after we set off, to retrieve a sweater for Bob. On the back I’m generally pretty well protected ... read more
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Europe » Austria » Carinthia » Millstatt October 20th 2006

Our friendly Salzburg tour guide suggested we stop for the night in Milstatt - a small resort town on Milstattersee, a beautiful alpine lake. It was definitely slow season here as there were only a handful of accommodations and restaurants open. We can imagine it is a booming place in summertime though! It was a treat to discover the town is home to the Stiftskirche, a Romanesque Benedictine Abbey founded in 1070. We found the church empty the next morning, except for an older lady who was tending to the flowers on the altar. As we sat contemplating the age of this place, an air-raid siren went off. We must have looked somewhat perplexed and unsure of what to do, so the lady attempted to explain to us the meaning of the siren in German. We ... read more
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