It sounds ungracious to say I was glad to leave Hallstatt, but I was glad we left this morning. Kenric’s family was there 35 years ago. He often spoke fondly of it….
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Second Burial
This is the Charnel House (Bone House) at Saint Michael’s Chapel in Hallstatt. This is the “Second Burial” place for the deceased. The bones were brought in from the cemetery outside. The…
A Visit to The Austrian Doctor
Yesterday, Kenric was so out of it he started eating dinner with two forks, so we decided to skip breakfast and sleep in. Even with the Big Red Do-Not-Disturb sign, someone still…
Salty
We went on a salt mine tour today. Took the funicular up the mountain, hiked to Salzwelten, checked in, put on our protective clothing, climbed a lot of stairs, walked through a…
The Black Sheep of Hallstatt
In English, the hotel name is “The White Lamb”. The tag line is “Make yourself at home”. Laughable, if it wasn’t so insulting to paying customers. More like “The Holl Family gives your family Holl.” Or, “The White Lamb is the black sheep of Hallstatt.”