Friday, August 3, 2012

Graz

Don't throw that baby down the well!

A bench for one

The clock tower atop the Schlossberg -- the symbol of Graz
The alien building in the background is the contemporary art museum.
Clowning around
After two nights in Linz, we took a bus a couple hours south through the Alps to Graz, a city on the swift-moving Mur river with a fortress-topped hill that dominates the old town. Schön!

JR now knows the word funicular. I think was like the sixth one we took on this trip. In addition to the castle-topped hill overlooking the city, Graz has a beautifully preserved old town and has a small town feel despite actually being Austria's second-largest city.