Kuchl

Kuchl We stayed in a vacation apartment in Kuchl, south of Salzburg

Peter walks!		The bells at the Georgenberg church


An automatic toilet seat cleaner in Salzburg		There was a religious procession in Kuchl the day after we arrived. Lots of little kids participated, all in traditional dress.











		We ended up following the procession for a while


		This was Ken and Ann's landlady


Lots of shooting!


On our way home, fun stuff at the playground


These horses were also on the walk home		The burg at Werfen


The town of Werfen





		These boys improvised a soccer goal


A spic-and-span yard


Another view of Werfen


We took a hike up a steep path near the restaurant		This old house was along the path


		This old fence was put together - just sticks leaning on each other, but still quite sturdy


Along the hike...		The way down was extra steep


Peter and I stayed home the next day while everyone else went to the Salzbergwerk. They put on the white suits for a little extra protection from the cold and dirt


The underground border between Austria and Germany		Old style mining


A smart car - so cute! We saw them EVERYWHERE		I saw this a couple times. No regular license plate, instead, this funky barcode type thing.


At the castle in Golling


Torture equipment		Diorama of early humans


An old clock		We had ice-creams whenever it was sunny out





The town of Golling		The Golling church and graveyard


		A pretty stone wall


This collection of little "leprechan houses" was build along a stone wall		A house along the street where our vacation apartment was


Ann, Kenny and I took an evening walk to the playground		Kuchl has a beautiful little swimming lake


And the playground was outstanding		The next morning I took a walk in the morning with Kenny


		Gorgeous day


Then we drove to Hallstatt		This interesting old building stands here in Hallstatt, unused and unrestored


Another great playground in


		An old putt-putt golf course


An interesting way of making a wall. I wonder if it was finished?


I stayed in Hallstatt once when I was in my late teens, at a youth hostel there, which is apparently no longer in business.


Another one of those funky license plates


One of the classic views of Hallstatt





The graveyard in Hallstatt		The Charnel House - where all the bones are stored. I remember it from when I was a child.





Hallstatt rooftops


		This near-antique was what we used as a high chair for Peter in Hallstatt


It was apparently also a potty-seat		Ken enjoying a beer


		Meat and knoedel for dinner


Kenny had some pasta		We took a boat tour


		Kenny got to steer a little


		Kenny is pretty wiggly


Ann did some painting while we were on the boat		We walked on the "upper walkway"


An art exhibit		I think the youth hostel I stayed at was somewhere around here, but I couldn't find it.


Peter enjoying being out of his stroller		Walking over the "bridge" with Kenny


		Peter and I stayed in town while the rest went to Berchtesgaden. I stopped by the library (open only very limited times) and checked email


In the afternoon we took a walk out to Georgenberg. It looks like there was actually a lot to see in the area.


		Peter on a bench








This was next to a horse farm		Back at the playground


		They had some really neat toys for moving the gravel around


		On the way back to Georgenberg


		On Georgenberg





Some REALLY cute pictures





		Taking the train to Salzburg. The train was very modern and comfortable





They ride lots of bikes in Austria!


The Salzach		Mozart's birthplace


This is the Getreidegasse - a very fancy pedestrian street		Kenny really wanted to eat here, but we didn't


We ended up eating in this little courtyard


I got a mohn (poppyseed) pretzl here - it was disappointing, though


		We had Kenny run around this fountain as many times as we could convince him to do so. Anything to get rid of a little energy


		This was the Panorama museum -





Later we went up the castle on the top. The view was outstanding.





		I remember a lot of this castle from when I traveled here as a child





		The field behind our holiday apartment


We drove up to the Trattberg PanoramaStrasse quite close to Kuchl. There was very little traffic on it, we were one of the few cars that day (plus, it was still closed halfway up by snow). Also, some other people walking there told us that they had just seen some boulders coming down from the mountain. A watering trough where we parked		Up the road...











Unfortunately there were biting ants when we tried to sit down for a snack





Some model gliders soared above us








This picture reminds me of the Sound of Music		In the afternoon we went to the main mall in Salzburg for just to see what an Austrian mall is like. Pretty close to an American one.


		Once again, the Kuchl swimming lake. Seems like Kuchl would be a great place to live.