The hills are alive
We were in town for not 10 minutes when a tall man in a dirdnl and a blonde wig walked right up to me and kissed me on the cheek. No introduction, nothing, his arms spread out, his hands facing upwards as though he was greeting an old friend. His companion, a similarly attired person …
“Flinserln” | Bad Aussee | Austria | Carnival (Fasching)
Listen to this story as a podcast here. Carnival is finally over. This is a blessing not because I don’t like Carnival, I do. I’ve enjoyed the kitchy television variety shows and the sound of parade music wafting across the Enns valley. Yesterday in the Spar, the staff were costumed as cats, ears and whiskers …
We had several other choices for Fasching (Carneval) parades. Grobming, Liezen, Wiessenbach, but we opted for Mitterndorf. It’s close, it’s quite traditional, and the village is rather pretty. We arrived a little after two and learned that the parade was starting at a gasthaus 1.5k up the road and would arrive when they arrived, not …
I am here. You are not. Explain. Exemptions granted to those with medical and/or family related excuses.
We had planned to go to one of two destinations today, either Salzburg or up to Oberoesterriech. Husband called at nine to tell me that a house in Oberoesterriech had collapsed under the weight of the snow on the roof and region was cut off. Salzburg was doable, but also in the direction of the …