Austria ⋅ When you are staying somewhere with lots of mountains, it is inevitable that a “thing” you want to see if on the other side of several mountains. The case today, where we drove nearly two hours back around the top of Salzburg and then south, and then west to get to the Dachstein Mountain in theRead more
Austria ⋅ So there is a suspension bridge which takes you across a ravene, with the option on walking out onto a platform called the "Stairway to Nothingness". I was the only one up for the challenge, until Finn, my boy who is usually afraid of heights, decided to join me. There is no logical reason why thisRead more
Austria ⋅ There are 8 glaciers up the top of the mountain which are collectively known as the Dachstein Glacier. An enterprising group of people have created an underground (underice?) labyrinth where there are various sculptures carved into ice. At one stage we were in a section with 26 metres of glacierRead more
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We got back to the bottom of the gondola run and saw there was a track which took you to across a bit of a track. Had eaten a big lunch, so decided a bit of exercise wouldn't kill us with a 1.5 hour round trip, or thereabouts.
Turned out to be a great idea - the kids got to have some snowballRead more
Austria ⋅ More photos, because it was so spectacular and such great fun!
Austria ⋅ ❄️ -5 °CMit der Gondel ging es heute auf den Dachsteingletscher. Oben war es sehr sehr kalt und windig! Aber die fantastische Aussicht auf die verschneiten Berge und der Besuch im Eispalast haben das alles relativiert. Auf jeden Fall sollte man auf dem Gletscher über die Hängebrücke laufen! Im Winter istRead more
Austria ⋅ ⛅ 0 °CIn winterlicher Stimmung ging es am späten Vormittag dann durch die Silberkarklamm und über den Wurzelsteig zurück. Eine wirklich schöne Runde.
Austria ⋅ Tagesausflug auf den Dachstein. Es war oben zwar ziemlich neblig, aber auch das kann seinen Reiz haben!
You might also know this place by the following names:
Gemeinde Ramsau am Dachstein
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Are you going to see Hitlers Lair?
Photos will go up tonight... We watched Monuments Men last night whilst we were in the region. Will be at Eagle's Nest in about 2 hours actually. Stopping for a summer toboggan ride on the way.