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April 15 2002. Two day spring trip
to Venice. Asparagus season in Italy & Austria! |
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April 30 2002. We took Sara's
parents up to, and into, the Vienna Woods, to
Am Himmel for a Walpurgis
Night celebration. The Maypole tree was freshly planted, but before
summer could begin, the last night of Celtic winter had to be celebrated
with witches, bonfires, music, and food. Our dogs, children,
grandparents and friends were all quite excited with the crowds and fun....
this picture was taken before most of the people, fire dancers, bonfires,
and music occurred. |
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May 1, 2002. Our house remodeling
is more or less finished. The school year is almost over, and
everyone, including us, is making plans for summer and the next school year.
Here is the house! |
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May 4, 2002. It's BARLAUCH time in
Vienna. Barlauch is wild leek - onion with a bite - and it grows wild
in the Vienna area, but especially in the park behind our house.
Actually, by early May it's going to seed, and you can see the white flowers
laid as a carpet under the trees in the park and hills. In April
everybody picks it and cooks with it, and the restaurants are heavy with
dishes - barlauch soup, puree', potatoes, etc etc. |
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May 10, 2002. We traveled to
Hallstatt
with Sara's parents; here are Sara, Emilie, Grace, and Laura sliding down
between levels in the mountain salt mine. Also, a picture of Sara and
the girls on Lake Hallstatt, then one of Grace & Emilie at the Grundlsee.
Sara & Laura (& Jasper) walking in Hallstatt.
Sara & girls @ Schloss Hohenwerfen
Cat walkway in Hallstat, & the classical picture of
Hallstat. |
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May 25 - Czesky Krumlov, a UN World
Heritage city and relic of the Medieval times... However, notice that
Budweiser (the real one) fuses the new and old rather well... |
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June 1 - We spent the weekend with
Joachim & Gndi Bormann at Seeboden in Krnten, and stopped by the famous
Hochosterwitz castle on our way home. |
Hohenwerfen
 The former
fortification dating from the 11th century towers high above the Salzach Valley.
Hohenwerfen served Salzburg's rulers, the prince-archbishops, not only as a
military base but also as a residential and hunting retreat.Alternatively it was
used as a state prison and therefore had a somewhat sinister reputation. Its
prison walls have witnessed the tragic fate of many 'criminals' who spent their
days there - maybe their last - under inhuman conditions, and, periodically,
various highly ranked noblemen have also been imprisoned there including Rulers
such as Archbishop Adalbert III (1198), Graf Albert von Friesach (1253), the
Styrian governor Siegmund (1525) and Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau
(1611). Nowadays this mighty bastion functions as an adventure castle for its
visitors. Among the numerous attractions offered by this exciting fortress are
guided tours through the fortress showing its extensive weapon collection, the
historical Salzburg Falconry with the falconry museum as well as a stylish
fortress tavern. The historic Falconry Center is a special attraction, offering
daily flight demonstrations by various birds of prey
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