A Visit to Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum From their campsite in Andau, the Dynamic Duo set off one morning and took in three countries, all within a 40 minute drive – Austria, Hungary and Slovakia. Blink and you could miss one! Their goal that particular day was Danubiana, Meulensteen Art Museum. A modern building for modern art, it was opened in the year 2000, and it certainly is striking in so many respects. The architecture is remarkable – the main…
Visit to Esterházy Palace, Eisenstadt The drive around Lake Neusiedl took us through several wine villages, many of which displayed posters showing their most recently elected wine princess or queen. These were not the usual beauty queen waifs. From their photos, I could well believe that they partake of an occasional glass or two of the wines they were crowned to represent. The real deal! Speaking of which, it turned out we were going to Eisenstadt to visit Esterházy Palace,…
Visit to Andau, Burgenland The caravan was finally cracked out and hitched up again. For a change, the Oldies were staying quite close to home – in Andau, in the eastern Austrian province of Burgenland, to be exact. I’m so used to vertical or close to vertical topography, it’s quite a change to see horizontal Austria. It’s flat here. Real flat. Even her Ladyship didn’t complain when His Lordship proposed a cycling trip. Well, not as much as usual anyway. They pedalled…
Kaprun Reservoirs Dam! Double dam! What an eyeful! The Oldies were back on a hill walking trip in the province of Salzburg once again. This is becoming a bit of a habit, but a habit I am quite happy to get used to. Anyway, for a change this time, they’d decided to pay a visit to the reservoirs above Kaprun. It didn’t sound to me like the most exciting outing to be honest, but simply getting there turned out to…
Pastimes and Sports in Helsinki One thing that never ceased to amaze me in Helsinki is the miles and miles of coastline. No matter where we were headed in the city, we almost inevitably ended up by the sea. Sheer magic! I don’t think I could ever tire of this wonderful city. And there is so much to see along the sea here too. One particularly impressive sight – at Merikasarmi Quay – is Helsinki’s massive ice breakers. With names…