Tag: #austria
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Back to Krems for more
The city of Krems near Vienna is a veritable hotspot for art these days, pretty impressive for a town of this size. (Krems has just under 25000 inhabitants.) Last Sunday Instagramers Austria organized another fantastic instatrip (I would call it “Krems reloaded”, since in early September we also visited some art exhibitions that are part…
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A river runs through Vienna
Of course, in Vienna, there´s the Danube, and its various side arms. But there is also the Wienfluss, or simply Wien (“Vienna River”), which, for the most part, is less than impressive, imprisoned as it is in its concrete bed. Over the past week I went to explore (photographically) some of its more natural sections. …
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Instawalking through a Mile of Art in Krems
Last Sunday I made a special day trip to Krems, less than an hour from Vienna, thanks to an Instawalk opportunity with Instagramers Austria. We spent a great day exploring the various exhibition spaces of the Kunsthalle Krems and the Forum Frohner. Kunsthalle Krems The Kunsthalle Krems-Stein in Stein an der Donau (municipality of Krems)…
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Born in Stars We Live on Earth as Poets
When walking through the Museum Quarter (always an interesting experience), it is worth looking at the walls. What caught my eye last night was this quote, ascribed to the British poet William Blake, on the very yellow wall of the “meteorite passage way” (Meteoritenpassage), close to the Volkstheater entrance of the MQ. It was a…
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A musical romance somewhere over the rainbow
At least once a year I visit the summer music festival in Grafenegg, Weinviertel, just an hour from Vienna. This year I am visiting twice, because on Saturday I had the opportunity to participate in an instawalk to this great location. Together with our Instagramers Austria host Oliver Oth an a group of fellow instagramers,…
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