Austria

Actually, it's the Grüner See in Austria's Styria, which almost completely dries out in the autumn and fills with melting snow in the spring. Stunning little…

Opened last Friday, through 11-January-2009. Via ArtDaily: Austrian art takes center stage in the second in a series of exhibitions showcasing highlights from the Albertina's collection of 20,000 international contemporary artworks. 220 works by 33 artists. Albertina's website is here, and a list of the artists featured and a few snaps from the…

If you have more than 60 minutes to kill at Wien Südbahnhof between now and 14-Sept, stroll on over the Lower Belvedere to check out Fantastic Realism, a…

This is a detail of this piece by Austrian sculptor Theo Blaickner at the Schillerplatz in Linz, Austria, one of a handful of my personal favorites shots taken…

Kleinmunchen Wienerstrasse 404-408 4030 Linz Stayed three nights (Jan-2008) I kept calling this place Le Petit Munchen for no reason besides the odd way that my limited French seems to effortlessly roll off my tongue in German-speaking countries. Weird. Small room, small bed, small bathroom, basic breakfast. 45 EUR/night ain't much, but I was…

I just picked up some tickets and info at the train station, so thought I'd list it here as well. Slovenia Rail offers quite a few cheap rides to a variety of…

12 days of shooting for Bond 22 is scheduled for Bregenz, Austria, in mid-spring, reports Commanderbond.net, from April 28th to May 10th. Bregenz, located near…

This should please at least some in the on-going "Where are they REALLY from" debate: The AP reports that the 430-year-old school which features Slovenia's renowned Lipizzaners, is on the verge of bankruptcy after showing a loss of EUR 1.9 million last year. A US tour was canceled, and at least part of a bailout plan includes increasing the number…

I'm heading to Vienna on the 28th, but not for the world's first divorce fair that will be held that weekend. (I'm just going to the airport.) There's a…

Ibis Linz Kärntner Strasse 18-20 Linz, Austria Stayed 1 night, 11-Sep-2007 Ibis standard fare, at 58 EUR/night a decent price, BUT breakfast is not included (9…

That's how Gary Vaynerchuk, host of Wine Library TV, describes the popular Austrian grape, gruner veltliner. Check out this episode--fairly entertaining and quite informative-- where a handful of gruners are tasted, spat and reviewed. Note to SLO winemakers: This wine got quite a bit of hype last year due primarily to some well-publicised blind…

Cute, huh? A laid back January concluded with a few days in Vienna. From a half dozen personal favorite pics posted to my flickr gallery in January. Mozart…

Hotel Geblergasse Geblergasse 21 Vienna Stayed two nights, 30-31-Jan 2007 At just 34 EUR/night, I can't say enough about this place. The rooms were fairly basic…

Spotted this joint while killing time this afternoon near Wien sudbahnhof, just across the street from the Belevedere Palace. Unfortunately, it looks as if it's been closed a long time. 

Yup, as many people already know, it's a real place, as we were reminded in this boing boing post yesterday, one that spawned a slew of responses listing other…