[2023]
[Wednesday 5 July
2023]
Austrian Tyrol and Innsbruck
Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstrasse 121 A-6100 Seefeld in Tirol
- DAY 7 - ACHENSEEBAHN
Achensee
After another sumptuous breakfast, we travel back 100 years in time to the age of steam and coal as we take a scenic train ride on the truly historic Achenseebahn. These coal fired locomotives, amongst the oldest in the world, take us on at leisurely pace through the magical Inn Valley to the beautiful Achensee Lake.
Here is the perfect photo opportunity before rejoining our coach and continuing our journey back in time to the medieval municipality of Rattenberg. Wandering through the narrow streets we see examples of silver mining and glass blowing crafts as this quaint town reveals charming examples of these skills. We may decide to climb up to the ruined castle for its splendid views of town and its surrounds.
We arrive back at the hotel late afternoon in time to relax in the Spa, take a walk around the lake or visit the enchanting church opposite the hotel before we enjoy true Tyrolean hospitality for our last evening meal at our hotel The
Krumers.[i]
[i] There are two Krumers hotels in Seefeld. Perhaps one of them was previously used for this “Austrian Tyrol and Innsbruck” tour and the name was not deleted from the itinerary before it was issued in connection with our tour.
Janet wrote: “Good sleep. I was up at 6.46am. I heard Mr. B[lackbird] before it was light, and he’s still at it (it’s 7.30am!). At the moment it’s dry. We can only hope! This morning it’s the ‘little train’, and this afternoon Rattenberg.”
I noted: “Janet vacated the bathroom at 7.00am.” So I went in and showered
etc. I’m not complaining (!), but why has the Samsung computer been working correctly here in Seefeld? Back at home, I’ve been used to pressing the
“ ” button and finding that its blue light has gone out seconds later, so that I’ve had to press it again to start the computer. Here the computer has been starting up after the first press. Checked
Gmail (07:48)… I wrote to Andrew, but everything froze up when I tried to send it. We went down for breakfast. I didn’t fancy any of the items on the dinner menu, so I indicated the whole lot with a brace along the margin and wrote, “Nothing, thanks.” (Were we on the “naughty table” today, so that we were the only people to whom this could refer?) Bernie had suggested that, as well as marking our choices for the optional main-course item, we should indicate any other item that we didn’t want, to avoid waste from preparing too many. “Back to the room, 8.35am, to try again,” I wrote in my notebook; and I managed to send the e-mail to Andrew this time:
- From: Джон Едуард Купер
To: Andrew Kent
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 at 08:41
Subject: Greetings from Seefeld-in-Tirol
Hi Andrew,
We’re having a grand time. On the free day we made our way to Untermieming where Chris, his then fiancée Pam, her mother (because I’d by then become sans girlfriend) and I had stayed 52 years ago. We found the spot where a photo of me and Pam had been taken, which had whetted Janet’s interest and resulted in a blind date.
The waterfall was just a trickle then, but was quite fierce the other day so that we couldn’t get close.
We were all alone down there, but very strangely someone appeared, whom we asked to take the photo. Hopefully see you Tuesday.
John
Thursday 6 July 2023 09:04:08
Bernie and Mieszko in front of the coach at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 09:04:08 (detail)
Bernie (left) and Mieszko (right)
“We set off at 9.15am,” Janet wrote. “[It was] already sunny and quite warm. The weather was
perfect. The views were superb: we could clearly see the tops of all the mountains.” This related to the journey to Jenbach overall. For initially, I wrote: “Descended into fog,
ca.9.25am”, and that we descended “below clouds, 9.29am”. Meanwhile, I was noting what Bernie was saying:
-
| Jenbach |
regular |
1,435 mm |
|
cog |
1 m |
|
Zillertalbahn |
760 mm |
This referred to the three railways served by Jenbach railway station: the
ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways), which had a “regular” gauge (“standard gauge” is the more usual term: 4 foot 8½ in); the “Achensee Steam Cogwheel Railway” (1 metre gauge); and the Zillertal Railway (“Zillertalbahn”: 760 mm gauge).
- Achensee
1880’s
The “Achensee” railway was proposed and constructed in the “1880’s”:
- In 1886, Theodor Friedrich Freiherr von Dreifuss proposed to connect Jenbach to the Achensee. Despite concerns by villagers in the area, the proposal was supported by the monastery at Fiecht, which owned the Achensee and ran steam boats on the lake. Consent to build the line was given on 1 August 1888 by Emperor Franz Josef. The line was constructed by the Soenderop Company of Berlin. The official opening of the line was on 8 June 1889.
[Wikipedia]
Seefeld–Jenbach
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Thursday 6 July 2023 09:31:58
Views from the coach
Thursday 6 July 2023 09:32:34
Views from the coach
Bernie told us times for later today and for tomorrow:
- Back by 4.30pm
Tomorrow 10.15am — arr[ive] Munich airport 13:00
7.30am–10.00am breakfast
I noted that we went “through Hall [in Tirol], 09:46”, and added the words “silver mining” and “thaler”.
- In 1477, it got the right of coinage, when the Tyrolian mint was moved from Meran to Hall.
[Wikipedia]
We “arr[ived at] Jenbach station, 10:07”.
One of our two tickets for the “Achensee Steam Cogwheel Railway”, for the “10:53” train from “Jenbach” to “Seespitz”, issued at “10:09”
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:12:10
Jenbach railway station
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:13:28
Two of the three railways served by Jenbach station: (left:) the Achensee Railway; (right:) the Austrian Federal Railways
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:13:28 (detail 1)
One of the three railways served by Jenbach station: the Achensee Railway
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:13:28 (detail 2)
Another of the three railways served by Jenbach station: the Austrian Federal Railways
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:18:38
Refreshments at “Gleiss Alm Achenseebahnstüberl”, Bahnhofstraße 5, Jenbach
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:30:48
Toilets at “Gleiss Alm Achenseebahnstüberl”, Bahnhofstraße 5, Jenbach
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:30:30
One of the signs on the toilets at “Gleiss Alm Achenseebahnstüberl”, Bahnhofstraße 5, Jenbach
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:38:06
The emergence of our train from the Achensee Railway shed, Jenbach station
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:41:12
Achensee Railway locomotive Georg, Jenbach station
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:50:56
The third of the three railways served by Jenbach station: the Zillertal Railway
Jenbach–Seespitz–Pertisau
Open Street Map
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Achensee Railway (Achensee Bahn): “Nostalgia Under Steam”
Achensee Railway (Achensee Bahn): “Nostalgia Under Steam”
Achensee Railway (Achensee Bahn): “Nostalgia Under Steam”
Achensee Railway (Achensee Bahn): “Nostalgia Under Steam”
Achensee Railway (Achensee Bahn): “Nostalgia Under Steam”
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:56:22
On the 10:53 Achensee Railway service from Jenbach: about to engage with the Riggenbach rack
Thursday 6 July 2023 10:58:34
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:02:30
Views from the Achensee Railway train: wanderer on the track sees the train in time to get out of its way!
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:04:10
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:12:46
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:14:02
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:15:38
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:19:12
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:23:30
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:25:08
On the Achensee Railway train: passing loop at Eben am Achensee (note: “adhesion” railway from here to Achensee)
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:26:38
Passing loop at Eben am Achensee: Georg changes from propelling to hauling.
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:27:10
Passing loop at Eben am Achensee: Georg changes from propelling to hauling.
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:27:22
Passing loop at Eben am Achensee: Georg changes from propelling to hauling.
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:27:32
Passing loop at Eben am Achensee: Georg changes from propelling to hauling.
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:29:06
Passing loop at Eben am Achensee: arrival of train hauled by Hannah
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:29:10
Passing loop at Eben am Achensee: arrival of train hauled by Hannah
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:32:22
Georg’s controls
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:35:50
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:38:02
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:40:54
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:41:14
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:41:36
Views from the Achensee Railway train
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:44:04
Views from the Achensee Railway train: Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:44:12
Views from the Achensee Railway train: Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:45:18
Passing loop just before Achensee Seespitz station: Georg changes ends again.
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:45:54
Passing loop just before Achensee Seespitz station: Georg changes ends again.
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:47:48
Views from the Achensee Railway train: Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:48:28
Views from the Achensee Railway train: end of the line at Achensee Seespitz station
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:49:20
At Achensee Seespitz station
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:50:56
At Achensee Seespitz station: Georg takes on water.
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:53:08
At Achensee Seespitz station, looking east
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:54:14
At Achensee Seespitz station, looking north
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:54:58
Achensee: a coot
Thursday 6 July 2023 11:56:14
Achensee: a coot
What escaped both Janet’s and my memory, was that at Seespitz station we boarded the coach and were taken just less than two miles along the lakeside to Pertisau. So my note
- arr[ived] 12:03
Meet up, 1.00pm
must refer to our arrival at (and plans for departure from) the latter location.
Janet wrote: “The scenery was marvellous. Initially the locomotive pushed us up the inclines and then it was transferred to the front and we were pulled to the beautiful Achensee lake. Stunning! Stunning! The weather could not have been any better. It was magic. We found a nearby restaurant where we had an early lunch of Maximilian Schnitzel. Too much for me. Two schnitzels and a huge pile of chips. I ate one chip and [John] ate my second schnitzel. I enjoyed what I had.”
Seespitz–Pertisau–Rattenberg
as plotted by Google Maps
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Thursday 6 July 2023 12:01:22
On the coach to Pertisau: view north across Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 12:05:22
Examining the Lounge Furisto menu, Hotel Fürstenhaus, Seepromenade 26, Pertisau am Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 12:16:14
Hang-glider seen from Lounge Furisto, Hotel Fürstenhaus, Seepromenade 26, Pertisau am Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 12:16:56
View from Lounge Furisto, Hotel Fürstenhaus, Seepromenade 26, Pertisau am Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 12:23:20
Lunch at Lounge Furisto, Hotel Fürstenhaus, Seepromenade 26, Pertisau am Achensee
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:00:10
Pertisau–Buchau ferry at “Pertisau Brücke 1”, Seepromenade 36, Pertisau am Achensee
“We reboarded our coach and headed for Rattenberg, a medieval municipality,”
Janet wrote: “a city, despite a population of only around 400!”
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:05:36
Views from the coach
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:14:28
Views from the coach
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:18:48
Views from the coach
I wrote:
- Off to Rattenberg.
Arr[ived] 13:40.
3.45pm meet back
Janet’s account continued: “We set off with Bernie and another couple to climb up to the ruined castle for its splendid views of the town and its surrounds. It was hot! I removed my jacket. Still wall-to-wall sunshine.”
Rattenberg
Open Street Map
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Thursday 6 July 2023 13:47:22
To the Rattenberg Castle ruin: following Bernie following the “Schloßberg” sign
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:48:16
To the Rattenberg Castle ruin: continuing to follow Bernie eastwards
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:49:22
To the Rattenberg Castle ruin: continuing to follow Bernie eastwards
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:50:32
To the Rattenberg Castle ruin: continuing eastwards
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:51:08
Looking back west over the tunnel entrance seen in “13:49:22”
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:51:18
To the Rattenberg Castle ruin: continuing eastwards
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:52:56
The “Schlossbergspiele Rattenberg” open-air theatre
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:54:10
The way forward to the Rattenberg Castle ruin, north through the “Schlossbergspiele” open-air theatre
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:55:06
Proceeding from the “Schlossbergspiele Rattenberg” open-air theatre (out of shot, below, left) to the Rattenberg Castle ruin (out of shot, above, right)
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:55:42
About to continue northwards to the Rattenberg Castle ruin
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:56:34
Steps up to the south-eastern corner of the Rattenberg Castle ruin
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:57:56
Passing northwards, to the east of the Rattenberg Castle ruin
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:59:16
Opening in the north side of the Rattenberg Castle ruin
Thursday 6 July 2023 13:59:54
Within the opening in the north side of the Rattenberg Castle ruin: statue of Wilhelm Biener (1590–1651), chancellor of Tyrol, beheaded here
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:00:14
Statue of Wilhelm Biener (1590–1651), chancellor of Tyrol, in the Rattenberg Castle ruin
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:01:10
West side of the Rattenberg Castle ruin
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:01:56
Views from the Rattenberg Castle ruin: west, the River Inn
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:02:14
Views from the Rattenberg Castle ruin: north, the River Inn
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:03:12
Views from the Rattenberg Castle ruin: east, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:05:52
Views from the Rattenberg Castle ruin: south, the Upper Rattenberg Castle
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:09:56
Leaving the Rattenberg Castle ruin through the gateway
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:11:32
Our only sighting of an “Eddie Lizzard” on this holiday
“After that,” Janet wrote, “we descended [and] went for a drink. I had a blackberry fruit juice: divine!… Why can’t we have decent soft drinks in the UK?! We encountered the ‘Hong Kong people’ yet again! Then we wandered around the narrow streets of the historic quarter: went in two churches. I love places like this.”
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:12:18
Descending eastwards to Bienerstraße, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:12:50
Glance to the north at St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:14:22
Bienerstraße, Rattenberg: looking south
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:15:00
Bienerstraße, Rattenberg: looking north
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:16:00
Proceeding northwards along Bienerstraße, Rattenberg: (ahead:) “Brauhaus Rattenberg”
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:19:58
Refreshments at “Brauhaus Rattenberg”, Bienerstraße 84, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:22:36
Refreshments at “Brauhaus Rattenberg”, Bienerstraße 84, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:39:56
View south from the junction of Bienerstraße and Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg: St. Virgil Parish Church
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:40:12
View south from the junction of Bienerstraße and Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg: “Brauhaus Rattenberg”
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:41:00
View north from the junction of Bienerstraße and Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg: (ahead:) Bienerstraße; (left:) Pfarrgasse
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:41:34
Proceeding west along Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:43:10
Near the west end of Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:43:52
Left turn south along an alley near the west end of Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:45:08
Up steps to a south-west corner in the alley
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:45:40
“Marien Grotte” at the south-west corner of the alley
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:46:28
“Marien Grotte”, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:46:42
“Marien Grotte”, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:47:38
Exiting the “Marien Grotte”, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:48:16
Continuing eastwards up the steps from the south-west corner of the alley
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:48:52
Continuing eastwards along the north side of St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:48:58
Continuing eastwards along the north side of St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:49:32
About to enter St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:51:34
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:51:44
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:52:38
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:52:44
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:53:26
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:54:44
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:55:14
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:55:58
St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:56:42
“To the [St.] Notburga Chapel”, St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:57:30
St. Notburga Chapel, St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:57:50
St. Notburga Chapel, St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:58:38
St. Notburga Chapel, St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:02:46
Continuing eastwards along the north side of St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:03:28
North-east corner of St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:04:08
Garden on the south side of St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:04:50
Proceeding to the exit of the garden on the south side of St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:05:34
Proceeding to the exit of the garden on the south side of St. Virgil Parish Church, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:07:30
Exiting the garden of St. Virgil Parish Church into Bienerstraße, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:09:10
Proceeding a second time westwards along Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:09:38
Bearing right from Pfarrgasse, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:10:58
In Südtirolerstraße, Rattenberg, looking east
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:11:16
In Südtirolerstraße, Rattenberg, looking west
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:11:38
In Südtirolerstraße, Rattenberg, looking north into Inngasse
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:13:10
At a fork, with Inngasse to the left and Klostergasse ahead
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:14:00
Left branch of Klostergasse, Rattenberg: Augustine Museum (Klostergasse 95) to the right
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:14:32
At the end of this branch of Klostergasse: Rattenberg Library (Klostergasse 94)
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:14:50
Courtyard of Rattenberg Library (Klostergasse 94)
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:15:10
Courtyard of Rattenberg Library (Klostergasse 94), with the tower of St. Augustine Church visible
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:16:34
View from the northern end of Klostergasse: (north-east:) the Spitalkirche Heilige Geist, Hassauerstraße 72, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:16:52
View from the northern end of Klostergasse, Rattenberg: south along Hassauerstraße
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:17:24
Fountain in front of the Spitalkirche Heilige Geist, Hassauerstraße, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:18:22
Spitalkirche Heilige Geist, Hassauerstraße 72, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:19:18
Spitalkirche Heilige Geist, Hassauerstraße 72, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:19:46
Spitalkirche Heilige Geist, Hassauerstraße 72, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:19:58
Spitalkirche Heilige Geist, Hassauerstraße 72, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:25:18
Heading south-west along Südtirolerstraße, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:27:18
Felsengrotte Südtirolerstraße 33, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:27:28
Felsengrotte Südtirolerstraße 33, Rattenberg
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:31:12
Views of the Inn from the parking place, Rattenberg: north-east
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:31:36
Views of the Inn from the parking place, Rattenberg: west
Janet continued: “It was around 3.30pm by then and it was very muggy. We left at 3.45pm — and then the heavens opened. And how! However, by the time we reached Seefeld it had stopped and the sun had come out. It was still quite hot.”
I wrote that we went on the “A12 Innsbruck road back” and that there was “v[ery] heavy rain through Innsbruck then [it was] sunny again [at the] turn-off to Seefeld, 16:26. [We] arr[ived at the] hotel, 16:43.”
Thursday 6 July 2023 15:56:18
View from the coach: Tratzberg Castle, just west of Jenbach
Janet wrote: “We returned to our room—” (Initially,
Janet did that, and I waited outside for her to appear at the balcony to verify which room was, in fact, ours.)
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:47:12
Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol: showing the location of our room
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:47:30
Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol: showing the location of our room
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:50:50
Looking east just before re-entering Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:54:16
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:55:30
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:57:30
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:58:30
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:58:44
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:59:04
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:59:18
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 16:59:56
Views of and from our room and balcony at Hotel Hocheder, Klosterstraße 121, Seefeld in Tirol
Showing the locations of Hotel Hocheder (near the centre), Seekirchl (bottom left) and Ferienhotel Kaltschmid (top right)
Open Street Map
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“—then [we] set off to have a look around [the environs of] the hotel. We went in the nearby church — and a service started. We stayed for a while — that was an experience for me.”
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:17:08
Proceeding along the Raabach to the Seekirchl, Seefeld
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:17:24
The Seekirchl, Seefeld
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:18:24
Looking for fish in the Raabach, Seefeld
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:20:00
A fish in the Raabach, Seefeld
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:22:42
The Seekirchl, Seefeld: east side
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:24:04
The Seekirchl, Seefeld: north end
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:25:16
The Seekirchl, Seefeld: west side
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:26:18
The Seekirchl, Seefeld: south end
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:28:30
The Seekirchl, Seefeld: entering
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:29:18
The Seekirchl, Seefeld
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:29:30
The Seekirchl, Seefeld
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:29:42
The Seekirchl, Seefeld
I’d taken three photos of the church’s octagonal interior, while facing forward. I wanted to get up and take more photos in the opposite direction, but half a dozen or so people arrived and a service started. It was a spoken service — there was no music — a mixture of calls and responses, interspersed with reciting
- Vater unser im Himmel,
geheiligt werde dein Name.
Dein Reich komme.
Dein Wille geschehe,
wie im Himmel so auf Erden.
Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute.
Und vergib uns unsere Schuld,
wie auch wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern.
Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung,
sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen.
Amen.
and
- Gegrüßet seist du, Maria,
voll der Gnade, der Herr ist mit dir.
Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen,
und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus.
Heilige Maria,
Mutter Gottes, bitte für uns Sünder jetzt
und in der Stunde unseres Todes.
Amen.
The man officiating was dressed in ordinary clothes, not priestly vestments. We remained seated, out of respect; but after the “Vater unser” and “Gegrüßet seist du, Maria” had been repeated time and time and time again, we decided to slip away. Outside, we met a woman who was walking in the direction of the church. She looked like a tourist, not a “local”, so we warned her that a service was in progress. She told us that she was Japanese, and seemed delighted when I responded, “Konnichiwa!”
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:46:30
Footbridge over the Raabach, Seefeld
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:46:48
Views in a northerly direction from the location of “17:46:30”
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:46:56
Views in a northerly direction from the location of “17:46:30”
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:49:06
Views in a northerly direction from the location of “17:46:30”
Thursday 6 July 2023 17:49:14
Views in a northerly direction from the location of “17:46:30”
Janet wrote: “We returned to the same restaurant we’d been to last night, since we’d enjoyed it so much. [John] had Aberdeen Angus
steak[ii] with potato wedges and salad, and a Schwarzbier, a glass of wine, a grappa, and a coffee. I had a ham and cheese toast with a side salad, which was really [the size I’d expect for] a main meal salad! I really enjoyed the toastie but couldn’t eat much salad. I also had a mango juice and — a bramble
juice.[iii] Mmmm! I’d ordered fried pancake strips with raisins, apple purée and plum
compote.[iv] Bloody hell! We were presented with a huge platter of pancake [pieces]. [John] couldn’t eat any because it was eggy. I liked it but obviously couldn’t eat very much of the pancake: I ate ‘all’ the plum compote, though! Wow! Huge portions everywhere! Another really good meal at a smart, clean and comfy (and welcoming) place.”
According to my notes, the wine I had was:
- Blaufränkisch
Classic 2020
[from] Mittelburgenland
[ii] The steak was “tagliata”, which apparently just means “cut” or “sliced” in Italian.
[iii] These appear as “Pfanner” on the bill. “Hermann Pfanner Getränke GmbH is an Austrian beverage producer… The company was founded in 1856.… Pfanner produces about 210 different products, fruit juices being among the best known ones”
[Wikipedia].
[iv] This was “Kaiserschmarrn”: “an Austrian dessert; a sweetened light shredded pancake filled with cream or fruit sauce, jam and compote, and powdered with sugar”
[Wiktionary].
Thursday 6 July 2023 18:40:48
Ferienhotel Kaltschmid, Klosterstraße 276, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 18:41:12
Ferienhotel Kaltschmid, Klosterstraße 276, Seefeld in Tirol
Thursday 6 July 2023 19:22:42
Ferienhotel Kaltschmid, Klosterstraße 276, Seefeld in Tirol
Bill, printed at “19:29”
“It was raining when we left: so what?!” Janet wrote. “We were back in our room just before 8pm. I packed one case and my backpack, did my teeth, had a shower, did this [journal entry], and we were both in bed at
ca.9.55pm. [I’ll be] up [at] 7am tomorrow morning. Last day: boo hoo! — although I’m always happy to get back to our little house, a shower I like, and a comfy bed [that] I know. So: not too shoddy! Today was the second best day. (The weather could not have been better. Perfect.) The first was finding the waterfall. Amazing. Who knew! Mr. B[lackbird] has only just stopped singing.”
My only involvement in the packing was to collect together all tickets, receipts, maps,
etc. for adding to the case. I transferred 173 photos from the camera’s
SD card to the WD Elements HDD (20:16–20:20), and copied the files from there to “Pictures” on the
Samsung computer (20:22). Checked my Gmail inbox (20:26): there were five more
Facebook notifications, and a reply from Andrew:
- From: Andrew Kent
To: Джон Едуард Купер
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 at 10:02
Subject: Re: Greetings from Seefeld-in-Tirol
Thanks John,
That’s a lovely photo of you both, I hope you continue to get good weather and have a great time.
I look forward to seeing you next week.
Andrew
Sent from my iPhone
I deleted all the Facebook e-mails unread, and sent a
“ ” in reply to Andrew (20:28).
[Friday 7 July
2023]
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