The Tyrolean Alps of Austria

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January 2nd 2023

Published: January 28th 2023

Dear All Greetings, and a Happy New Year to all reading this! May it be filled with lots of new adventures and travels for the year ahead! I am writing another couple of blog entries to relate another mini trip I took over the Christmas holidays, this one after Christmas and around the New Year itself. After a lovely little time in the tiny principality and micro-state of Europe, Monaco, and the... Read Full Entry

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Alexander Waring

alex waring

Hello there! Thanks for reading my blog. I started it in 2010 to keep a record of my travels, to let people know how I'm going, and also to keep me sane at times while I'm on the road! I have written up my 28 most recent journeys so far, and have no plans at all to stop travelling just yet. 93 countries down, 102 more to go - watch this space! Alex... full info

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28th January 2023

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for the memories...
My kids learned to ski in the mountains to the south of Innsbruck. It certainly is beautiful country! I visited San Marino with my son in 2018...the most recent country I have visited. Have you been to Andorra, another mini-country?

29th January 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Memories
Thanks Bob 😊 I seem to be following in your travel footsteps a bit at the moment! I remember reading your Italy blog from a few years ago, and have just had a look at San Marino again - while it was your 86th country, it will be my 87th - very similar! I hope you get to go to new countries again soon Bob. Yes, I visited Andorra while touring Barcelona and Catalonia in 2004, before my TB days - I also loved that mini-country too 😊

29th January 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Those Alpine Valleys make this a beautiful part of the world and yes I can see why it could present flight issues. Bravo on the amazing accommodations! Always trust your instincts over reviews. It is always fun when you get a great one. I can visualize Heidi playing on the hillsides. I'm sorry you didn't get to stay at the monastery but the tour Brother Leo gave you is a once in a lifetime opportunity and it sounds like you connected. Another great mini-break.

29th January 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Alpine Valleys
Thanks Merry, it was indeed another lovely mini-break 😊 I loved the Alpine valleys, accommodations and the great people I met. I too could visualise Heidi playing around there. Thank you for reading 😊

29th January 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Airplane Windows
Wow! What a setting sun can do to a view.

29th January 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Airplane Windows
I'm like you I think, I like taking photos from aeroplane windows. Yes, the setting sun added a lovely colour to this one.

29th January 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Lovely
Nice framing on this photo.

29th January 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Framing
Thanks Merry 😊👍

29th January 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Exploring
Did you cross this bridge? It does not look as wonky as some from the past.

29th January 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Exploring
Yes, I crossed this bridge. It looked sturdier than it felt - it was wobbly, slippery and the gaps between the slats were larger than I felt comfortable with! It was pretty safe though, I think...!

29th January 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Colorful reflections
An evening walk is always a treat.

29th January 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Colourful
Yes, the lights and those reflected in the water made this a memorable evening walk.

31st January 2023

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Location location location
What a wonderful part of the World to spend your time Alex. Stunning vistas and backdrops. I have posted some of your pics in TB's "Cathedrals, grand churches, mosques & places of worship" thread in the Photography Forum. Check 'em out.

1st February 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Thank you
Thank you Dave, and I feel honoured that some of my photos have made it to this forum. Places of worship was definitely a theme for my time in the Austrian Tyrolean Alps. All the best 😊

1st March 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Like a postcard
That is just the way I think of Austria. Small village with towering mountains behind it. /Ake

1st March 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Postcard
Yes, agreed - me too! Definitely the quintessential Austrian image!

1st March 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

We saw those kind of markings in Germany
We saw those kind of markings in Germany. We then had no idea what it was or wha tit meant. We googled it and this is what we wrote in our blog when we posted a photo ot it: "Chalking the door. In some towns in Germany we noticed that people had written 20¤C+M+B+22, or slight variations thereof, on the doors to their homes. It turns out that this is a Christmas tradition among Roman Catholics and some other faiths."

1st March 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Well-Observed!!
Yay, well done Ake! You passed the test! I only took a picture of this and published it on here because I'd already seen them in your blog and first read about them there. It seems it's a tradition in Austria too. The monk explained that the letters stand for the Three Wise Men, or Magi. I believe they write them around Epiphany time. You found my "Easter Egg"! (If you've seen "Ready Player One") 😁

10th March 2023

Waddads Travel
Lori & Susan

Beautiful mountains
Such lovely photos of the beautiful mountains Alex! And what a great view you had from your guesthouse. That's a good point about listening to your instincts rather than all the reviews, some people just always complain. I find reviews are helpful for the photos, to give you an idea of what a place looks like, but try to take the reviews themselves with a grain of salt. That's too bad about the train strike back in England - there was one scheduled when we were in England last fall, and we were quite worried about getting to the airport that day (but the strike ended up being called off due the Queen's passing).

10th March 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Austria
Thanks Lori. I loved the beautiful views there of the mountains, the Alps are really quite special. Good advice there on reading reviews I think, some people are really quite fussy and I feel sorry at times for the accommodations - good indeed to take some of them with a pinch of salt. Ah yes, I remember the calling off of the train strikes upon the Queen's passing - that was a good call I think, and I'm glad you weren't affected by them when you were here. These are still ongoing unfortunately, with more scheduled for this month and next month... 😕

4th November 2023

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Photos
Your photos are beautiful and really capture your trip well. I'd love to visit here just for the scenic views 😊

4th November 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Photos
Thanks Alan! The Tyrolean Alps were really beautiful to visit, and so photogenic! I love taking photos :D

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