Mödling Klausen

The Klausen valley between Mödling and Hinterbrühl is since centuries a favored recreation area full of scenic attractions. Prince Johann Josef of Liechtenstein, who bought the 'Herrschaft Mödling' in 1809 planted the black pines on the before bald rocks of the valley. He planed his whole Mödling possessions as - at that time fashionable - landscape garden with artificial ruins, temples and castles. 

The eye-catching black pines are the reason, why I feel so familiar in the mountains of Seoul. 

All these photos are from 27th of December 2014, a very unusual Austrian winter look.

View in direction Hinterbrühl

The aqueduct is part of the water pipe line for Vienna

View in direction Leithagebirge

Snowboarding in Stuhleck

Some days after Christmas Erina, Angela and Erich left for Snowboarding in Stuhleck. One day later already because of no snow in this traditional wintersport area! But when they arrived there was snow, some artificial, but well mixed with good fresh natural snow. Two days later I visited them and arrived in a crowded wintersport paradiese.

Erich elegant

 

Erina sovereign

Angela happy

My Christmas in Austria

Some days before Christmas I arrived at home and had enough time to prepare. The 23rd and 24th December before lunchtime I use traditionally to prepare the Christmas parcels and visit friends.

 

The weather was unusually warm, I came from -10 °C in Seoul to +15 °C in Hinterbrühl. Fresh green and even flowers were to see, quite strange for Christmas time.

 

The Christmas tree was already in Jenny's home and in the late afternoon the children and I decorated the tree. Over the years we collected a lot of different Christmas tree decorations.

At five o'clock on Christmas eve the family gathered and the parcels were placed, candles and sparklers inflamed. Then the sound of the bell opened the Christmas celebration.

After the longsome exchange of the presents the whole family travelled to Vienna for a typical Chinese Christmas dinner in a Chinese restaurant. Erina with all kids in here first car!

After the dinner Jenny and I moved for a Christmas night walk to the nice decorated Vienna city center.

Many restaurants and bars were still open - quite amazing for me, so this very nice Christmas evening endet in a well equipped cosy city center bar.

Austrian National Day in Seoul

For Tuesday, the 21st of October I was invited by the Austrian Embassy to the official Austria National Celebration at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel Seoul. This event promised to be a musically interesting one, the childhood violin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was announced to be played.

The musical program was indeed a fine one. Especially the eight year old Ko, Soltyun who played the Mozart violin was outstanding. She was accompanied by Dr. Johannes Honsig-Erlenburg, President of the Mozarteum Foundation. They presented music by Mozart and Johann Sebastian Bach.

The rich buffet brought some delicious long missed Austrian specialities, like Erdäpfelpüree, Liptauer or Kaiserschmarrn with Zwetschkenröster. The Executive Chef of the Hyatt Hotel, Stefan Mörth is Austrian, therefore authenticity was guarenteed. 

interiour of the Great Ballroom

The Austrian Abassador Dr. Elisabeth Bertagnoli and the Governor of Salzburg, Dr. Wilfried Haslauer

elegant visitor

Ko, Soltyun before the performance

Liptauer

Summer vacation - Hinterbrühl

From my ten days in Austria only some mobile photos are available. Shot by Angela during our Wienerwald Ducati trips.

my Hypermotard and me

nice little shed at Postschänke in the evening sun

Christmas at home

For my friends and colleagues in Korea some photos from Austria, where I have been for Christmas.  

Christmas tree with candles and sparklers

my family in Café Landtmann in Vienna

Mödling, Spitalskirche

Mödling, Kirchengasse and Othmarkirche

modern Villa in Hinterbrühl