Schloss Ambras

16th-century Renaissance palace.

October 18th 2016
I didn't want a thirty minute walk to the hostel after yet another unexpected hike at Neuschwanstein but that is exactly what I got. My hostel in Innsbruck wasn't the most conveniently located and it is on long, tiring walks like this at night, when you're tired, hungry, dirty and cold, that you really wish you were home. Archaic Sun ... read more

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck

Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more

Message Follow (27) Comment

Derek Seto

Delek Delek

Hi, Most of you will have been directed here by me - if so, thanks for coming. If not, thanks for coming anyway. I am Derek - a Kiwi who in June 2007, set off on a 4 1/2 month sortie around Europe via the USA, and set up this blog so that friends, family and randoms could keep track of where I had been to, and of the shenanigans I inevitably got up to. The trip inspired me to keep travelling and directly following it, I spent the next seven years living in London, which was a fantastic base from which to continue my travels and thus the travelling continued unaba... full info

Joined	June 14th 2007	Trips	10
Last Login	February 28th 2024	Followers	27
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	1
Blogs	304	Guestbook	305
Photos	7,175	Forum Posts	23

[photo=9007087]

[blogger=40820]

[photo=9007087]

[blog=948541]

[blogger=40820]

Top Photos Trips (10)Blog Map

26th November 2016

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Schloss Ambras
Great palace, quite unusual as palaces go. I'll add it to our Palaces and Castles collection in the Photography Forum.

Tot: 0.036s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 9; qc: 10; dbt: 0.0121s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb