Burg Forchtenstein 2011-06-19 Started in the 1300s and strengthened in the 1600s, this is one of the first castles one sees when coming west from the Hungarian plains. It has been owned by the Esterhazy family since the 17th century and withstood both Ottoman invasions (1593 & 1683). It has been nicely renovated. This shot was taken from the bus as we wound our way uphill. And many thanks for the comments on the latest dragonfly picture. Practice, Practice.
Yummy! One of Schlosshof's "Baroque Donkeys" where the pigment was been removed over the centuries by selective breeding. Unfortunately, you can't see the blue eyes in this shot. Thanks for the comments on my stork picture yesterday. The storks build their nest branch by branch and keep expanding it yearly. They return to the same nest every year. Eastern Austria has quite a large population of storks that spend summers here.
High Perch Stork on top of the unused chimney of the garden buildings of Schlosshof My wife and I went out to our favorite baroque palace yesterday for the "garden days" - Schloss Hof on Austria's eastern Border. I put about a dozen pictures into my Austria gallery - but this is the first.
