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Austria: Castles, Churches & a Few Critters

Some wanderings through Austria, a land of castles and churches. The castles are both in ruins and still being used. The churches are a regular part of everyday life; and every village has at least one. Along the way, I met a few critters, too. Enjoy!

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A Nice Little Getaway Place
A Nice Little Getaway Place		 A Fixer Upper
A Fixer Upper		 Weitenegg Castle Ruins
Weitenegg Castle Ruins		 Don't You Dare Steal Anything !
Don't You Dare Steal Anything !		 Aggstein Ruin on the Danube River
Aggstein Ruin on the Danube River		 Aggstein - The First Step out the door is a Killer
Aggstein - The First Step out the door is a Killer
Aggstein Ruin - Inner Courtyard
Aggstein Ruin - Inner Courtyard		 View from the Top
View from the Top		 Aggstein Ruin - Chapel
Aggstein Ruin - Chapel		 Aggstein Defender's View of the Danube River
Aggstein Defender's View of the Danube River		 A Simple Place of Respite
A Simple Place of Respite		 Needs Some Work
Needs Some Work
Weissenkirchen Fortified Church
Weissenkirchen Fortified Church		 High Altar
High Altar		 Organ
Organ		 Heavenly Ball & Chain
Heavenly Ball & Chain		 Dürnstein on the Danube (Richard the Lion Hearted's Imprisonment Castle Ruin is above
Dürnstein on the Danube (Richard the Lion Hearted's Imprisonment Castle Ruin is above		 Dürnstein Parish Church
Dürnstein Parish Church
Courtyard
Courtyard		 Main Altar & Pulpit
Main Altar & Pulpit		 Organ
Organ		 Nice View
Nice View		 Abbey of Melk - Austria
Abbey of Melk - Austria		 Courtyard
Courtyard
Library Ceiling
Library Ceiling		 Top of Library Door
Top of Library Door		 Main Church
Main Church		 Main Altar
Main Altar		 Pulpit
Pulpit		 Organ
Organ
Dome
Dome		 Courtyard Fountain
Courtyard Fountain		 Gmunden Parish Church of the Assumption
Gmunden Parish Church of the Assumption		 Three Kings on the High Altar
Three Kings on the High Altar		 Salt Mine Worker Fountain
Salt Mine Worker Fountain		 Nice Plantings in the Traunkirchen Parish Church
Nice Plantings in the Traunkirchen Parish Church
Pulpit in the form of a Boat
Pulpit in the form of a Boat		 High Altar
High Altar		 Hallstatt
Hallstatt		 Hallstatt Gothic Parish Church
Hallstatt Gothic Parish Church		 Temporary Burial Ground
Temporary Burial Ground		 Cemetary Caretaker
Cemetary Caretaker
Final Rest - The Bone House
Final Rest - The Bone House		 Say Goodbye
Say Goodbye		 Moo!
Moo!		 Can't you tell I haven't eaten in several minutes?
Can't you tell I haven't eaten in several minutes?		 Another nice critter - more like a Magnificent Beast!.
Another nice "critter" - more like a Magnificent Beast!.		 Along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Pasterze Glacier
Pasterze Glacier		 Heiligenblut
Heiligenblut		 High Altar
High Altar		 Roadside Shrine
Roadside Shrine		 Parishoners lining up for Mass.
Parishoners lining up for Mass.		 Maria Luggau Pilgrimage Church
Maria Luggau Pilgrimage Church
Sactuary
Sactuary		 Organ
Organ		 Admont Benedictine Abbey
Admont Benedictine Abbey		 Which handle opens the door?
Which handle opens the door?		 Sanctuary
Sanctuary		 Another Roadside Shrine
Another Roadside Shrine
Hochosterwitz Castle
Hochosterwitz Castle		 That thing carries ! 8 ! people!?!!
That thing carries ! 8 ! people!?!!		 Garden at the top
Garden at the top		 Wall portal makes a nice frame
Wall portal makes a nice frame		 Castle Church
Castle Church		 Friesach has two old castles
Friesach has two old castles
And a nice parish church
And a nice parish church		 High altar
High altar		 Pulpit
Pulpit		 Organ
Organ		 Judenburg Parish Church
Judenburg Parish Church		 Castle Lockenhaus
Castle Lockenhaus
Lockenhaus Castle at night
Lockenhaus Castle at night		 Take a look in the single window in the roof. Is that a face? Sure looks like it.
Take a look in the single window in the roof. Is that a face? Sure looks like it.		 The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman		 The Blood Countess's Bedroom where I slept.
The Blood Countess's Bedroom where I slept.		 Morning bedroom window view
Morning bedroom window view		 View from the other window
View from the other window
Castle Kitchen
Castle Kitchen		 The Iron Maiden used to extract the blood of virgins for the countess's baths
The Iron Maiden used to extract the blood of virgins for the countess's baths		 Those spikes would definitely do the job
Those spikes would definitely do the job		 Horse Armor
Horse Armor		 Castle Chapel
Castle Chapel		 Over the crypt
Over the crypt
Knight's Dining Hall
Knight's Dining Hall		 Castle Gnome
Castle Gnome		 Burg Forchtenstein
Burg Forchtenstein		 Guess who stayed here!
Guess who stayed here!		 Village View from the castle
Village View from the castle		 Thörl Castle Ruins
Thörl Castle Ruins
Mariazell Pilgrimage Church
Mariazell Pilgrimage Church		 Solid Silver Altar
Solid Silver Altar		 High Altar
High Altar		 Organ
Organ		 Maria Taferl Pilgrimage Church
Maria Taferl Pilgrimage Church		 High Altar
High Altar
Pulpit
Pulpit		 Organ
Organ		 Linz Parish Church
Linz Parish Church		 The Danube River - It's sort of Blue
The Danube River - It's sort of Blue
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