Lynn and Nick in Europe, 2009

Hallstatt, 11-12 August

		Driving from Bolzano to Hallstatt, we stopped for lunch near Lienz, at a roadside restaurant with great views over the Dolomites. †
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		Our route then took us along the Großglockner-Hochaplenstraße, a toll road through the eastern Alps passing Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner. *
		The visitor centre at Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe. *
		From the visitor centre, there is a funicular down to glacier level. *
		And this is the glacier. †
		The weather started to close in. †
		But then improved again a bit further along the road. †
		We went past this alpine meadow. *
		The pass at the top of this road. *
Hallstatt is really not more than a large village, in a beautiful setting by a small lake.
		The lake at dusk on the day we arrived. †
		The village seen from near our hotel. *
		The fountain in the main square. †
		Closeup of the top of the fountain, which appears to show a Pope blessing Jesus. †
		The best-looking "Ape" (small three-wheel truck) we have ever seen. *
		One evening, the local band played in the square. *
		Some of the residents watched from their windows. *
		Others joined in the spirit of the occasion in the square. *
		Above the village are alpine meadows and an ancient salt mine, reached by funicular. *
		At the top are reconstructed prehistoric burials, enclosed in a mirrored building which reflects the surroundings. *
		A final view of the lake as we were leaving. *

The next stop was Innsbruck.