14 August 2006

Carinthia

Vienna, Friday afternoon: Six friends (Alexander, Andreas, Martin, Patrick, Renée, and myself) pile into Alex's Renault Espace minivan and set off on the Südautobahn for our 4.5 hour drive to...


Thomas's cabin in the mountains of Carinthia, not far from the village of Bad Kleinkirchheim. Elevation: Approximately 1,500 meters (4,900 feet). Temperature: 10 celcius (50 fahrenheit).


We awoke to a rainy and cold Saturday morning, but this didn't stop us from taking a hike and collecting wild mushrooms.


This creek also runs past the cabin and emits a sleep-inducing burble.



After our hike, we visited this local Buschenschank for a cup of Glühwein (Wine-pub and hot spiced wine, respectively), where I spotted this little alpine boy being photogenic.


After all that rain in the woods, the fire was most enjoyable.


More fire on Saturday night, this time outside.


We had much better weather on Sunday, but had to drive back to civilization in the late afternoon. Too bad, really!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow great picts, glad you had a good weekend. The brook reminds me of Mountainhome. Your Dad and I bought our anniversary present this weekend (a little early I know) The vintage camper is now ours, our own little cabin for the woods or wherever.

Anonymous said...

hey art- cool pics, where can I get the rest of the myriards you took over the weekend (including the nasty ones... :O) )? it was good to have you! hope to see you soon, hugs*tom