Zwettl Abbey, Lower Austria Like Weitra, Zwettl is an ancient walled town known for its beer. What I hadn’t known was that Zwettl boasts a fountain designed by the renowned artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Now that’s what I call adding a splash of colour to the town centre! Zwettl also boasts yet another magnificent abbey, the Cistercian Stift Zwettl. At this stage, I’ve lost count of all the abbeys we’ve visited on this trip! I was glad that the Oldies were…
Visits to Rottal, Hemp Village Reingers, Litschau It’s not often that I get put on a pedestal! This, in fact, was the post marking the most northerly point of Austria, in the middle of a forest close to Rottal. Naturally enough, the Wingless Wonders didn’t pass up the opportunity to pop across the border into the Czech Republic. Even in this remote forested area, there’s no forgetting that ‘popping across the border’ was certainly not an option here for a…
Slovak Paradise National Park Hikes, Spis Castle It’s a miracle! The Oldies are walking on water. They finally bit the bullet and joined the hardy hikers on a couple of gorge walks in the Slovak Paradise National Park. Their first was the Zejmarska roklina gorge near Dedinky. I bet they chose this one because they had been told it was the shortest of the gorge walks. What they only realised afterwards was that ‘shortest’ certainly didn’t mean either easiest or…