It’s bleeding hot, looking for bodies. Nearly injured my pride. Crazed picnicking in the Styrian countryside
With apologies to PIL, but while it’s stinking hot, I have a cold and Elly isn’t feeling so good for other reasons.
Day 16: in Graz
We meandered into the Altstadt, looking for the city library, noting the twinning of the Jacomini area of Graz with Leith Walk until about a year ago. (Not that the job is finished!) We then perspired our way to foot of the Schlossberg, then took the very welcome lift to car the top. More perspiration, to find that the venue at the very top was playing a day of Harry Potter music. Bah! Oh well, the views made up for this.
Down in the lift again, then time for me to go back up to try the Rutsche. I dithered a lot at the start, but it was well worth it. Do it!
I wonder what is sold here.concrete Grazmaybestickercity library, and tram worksmore workGraz’s official bookshop?No idea who he was. in case you didn’t know where we are.fountainAre you a communist?not SPQR?and we got near the city archiveseparate glass recycling binsThe Mur, from Radetskybrucke.about RadetskybruckeWe will obey!There’s always back!graffitomore graffitioutside the StadtoperOlder Graz. It makes me think official, rather than K&Kditto, but not so poshAbout the Landeshausthis gives some impression how hot it was.goat with visioninside the LandeshausAbout the Landeshausgetting olderhot and sunnypano of the HauptplazThere is some K&K.looking up tot the Schlossbergan omenI want to read this laterabout the liftWhy is this giraffe hitting me with a disco-ball?tea!source of the tea-water?:Let’s get active!stickerspano from the topclock-towergood aims for a schoolmore stickerson the Murinsel (1)on the Murinsel (2)on the Murinsel (3)on the Murinsel (4)on the Murinsel (5)on the Murinsel (6)on the Murinsel (7)The Kussthaus, aka ‘the friendly alien’no – it’s the end of the beginningWhy does Germany produce ‘out of order’ bags.defacementstatue for Esperantocrazy gearingJust why? Aren’t hands good enough?
Day 17: around Graz again
We wanted a day without much walking, and had read of the Museum of Perception. It was well worth it, especially with the very friendly guide. This video shows the ‘woven’ pieces I rather liked.
After this, we hoped for a drink at the Murinsel but that cafe was closed, so we took a tram back to the hotel. Here are these ramblings according to cyclemeter, and here are some photos.
Red. Read. Deadhow a tram-station should lookcrazy bikeinteresting architecture, I thinkivyinteresting architecture, I thinkprettywhat we made at the Museum of Perception delivery donkey?prettytempting, but NO
I then took a tram to see the ‘smart city‘.It appears to be an area that’s being regenerated for living and working, but it’s not very prepossessing – yet. (To be honest, not much of what I’ve seen in Graz is: it’s neither ‘cookoo-clock/alpine’ nor kaiserlicn/königlich, but 19th and 20th century ‘modern’.) . Here are my meanderings according to cycelmeter, and here are more photos.
smart city is still being builtinteresting towergrafitti I thought this was a possible union until I realised it was an ad for a hotel chain.floating bus stops can work, until some nob parks a van on the pavementDie Zukunftschool rulesinteresting architecturegrafittiWhy in Cyrillic?Who he?learn a trade herestreet-namemore to donot ‘Raucherbereich’warning posterswhat you can do – or have done – in smart city
Digital evidence that Bruce might have a life 