The hills are alive
There’s no denying that I’m a bit jaded when it comes to Austria. Ten years (!!!) of coming back and forth have led me to stop noticing some things and take them for granted. That’s why it was fun for me to read a blog entry by a woman in Holland who’s recently returned from …
Austria has recently settled with Frau Altmann on the matter of five Gustav Klimt paintings. Sort of. Austria has agreed to return the paintings to Maria Altmann, but there’s dissent around a buy back program that would allow the Belevedere Museum to keep some of the famous works. From the Neue Zeicher Zeitung via Sign …
For a reason that escapes me, the village of Spital Am Pyhrn decided it would be a good idea to replicate their village in gingerbread. While you may have all kinds of questions about their motivation, you can not for a moment discredit their magnificent delivery. I applaud this postmodern self referential installation! When you …
Jaysus, am I whupped. Today we did a snowshoe hike in the woods above Niederhofen. We made it halfway up the valley wall and gave in at the viewpoint. The coming storm – we could see it from the overlook – and the lateness of the hour made turning back The Right Thing To Do. …
We had an incredible afternoon ski yesterday. There are a handful of photos here.
A Fistful of Euros has an interesting discussion about a case in Germany where an earnest young person was fined for wearing a button with a swastika on it. Never mind that it was a “circle-slash” button, a piece of anti-racist/anti-Nazi propoganda. “In the eyes of this sort of German, the harm caused by the …