Magical Bubble Elf

Seen at the Medieval Advent Market at the Arsenal in Vienna.

SoKo Donaukanal

Special Force - Danube Canal This shot won't mean much to people who haven't been watching German language television for the last decade. There is a successful police show featuring the "Danube Force" of the Austrian police - always a lot of scenery and the best equipment. This shot shows the patrol boat on the Danube Canal (i.e. the only part of the Danube that most people see). The Austrian police have 9 boats in Vienna - including some very fancy ones, and a total of about 50 boats in all of Austria. This small boat is used for a general patrol to see what's going on along the extended quays and walkways along the canal.

Contemplation 2013-06-03 Not everything in life is party, party, party. This young man chose a seat outside the "Theseus Temple" in one of Vienna's parks to site and think. [The Theseus Temple is a small folly in the Volksgarten, built in the early 19th century to hold a sculpture of Theseus fighting a centaur. The sculpture is now in the art history museum, and this 'temple' now holds contemporary art installations. It was recently renovated]

Vienna's military band leader

A Parade in One Picture 26 traditional Austrian marching bands performed and marched along Vienna's Ring last Saturday. Here you have spectators, band, traditional uniforms, classic buildings all together. For more impressions from the parade, take a look at my Vienna gallery: http://www.jerrybarton.eu/Landscapes/Vienna

Still led by young women with schnaps kegs

Tyrolian feathers

"Krachlederne"

Its not a hedgehog on his head, its a Gamsbart

Land Salzburg

Land Salzburg

Left, right ...

Guess who forgot his music holder

Fuzzy caps are traditional in mining regions

Burgenland

Whichever Direction you are headed, have some fun today. 2013-05-30 See on the "Alte Donau" - an old arm of the Danube cut off and reserved for recreation. No motor boats allowed. It is a holiday here today, so - despite cold weather - lots of people will be out. Enjoy your day.

Wakeboard Stylin' in Vienna 2013-05-31 At one point on the 21 km (13 miles) of the "Neue Donau" channel, there is an overhead cable with ropes. People more fit than I can go around and around. This fellow chose his own outfit. I would have worn more - in addition to protection, the water temperature is only about 13C (55F).

Exhaustion 2013-05-29 This worker had spent the day giving the large sluice gates on the Neue Donau a spring cleaning. Dirty, hard, wet, cold work. [The gates are usually closed - opened in times of flooding of the Danube] I decided to keep the colors muted in an attempt to reflect his mood. Critiques welcome. [P.S. I found someone else's picture of the entire weir - you can see where I was standing: http://www.pcd-zt.at/admin/projekte/images/23/20070327054131Donauinsel_wehr2_gr.jpg]

Guard duty 2013-05-17 In a Viennese park. A nice way to spend a sunny spring day.

Hear ye! Hear ye! The Medieval Fair season has begun. 2013-05-05 Seen yesterday at a small fair in Marchegg, Austria. Its first year, so no big crowds and the German "professional" medievalists were still at their fairs in Germany. This troubadour sang well (in Middle High German as well as modern German), played at least four different instruments, and entertained. Thanks for the comments on my shot of idyllic Lake Neusiedl