Category Archives: travel

Weekend Mountain Blogging/Pagans In Bavaria: Der Petersberg

Posted on 19/05/2012 by

In the center of the image, a mountain called the “Kleiner Madron”, just over the border in Bavaria. According to the official trail sign (which saves me from making unsupported hypotheses), it is recognized that this name suggests a Celtic … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, history, Mountains, nature, travel | 2 Comments

Business Travel

Posted on 10/05/2012 by

Time to pull my head out of local history articles and write about what I’m actually paid to do here. This week I had the unique (’til now) opportunity to perform two of my favorite roles back to back, on … Continue reading →

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Cozens in Brixen*

Posted on 15/04/2012 by

I had already been toying with the idea of a series of alpine paintings accompanied by photos of the mountains which inspired them, when Paschberg sent me the link to this watercolor by the 18th century British artist John Robert … Continue reading →

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Pagans In Tirol: Seefeld’s Stonehenge

Posted on 12/04/2012 by

This is the Pfarrerbichl, or “pastor’s hill”, in Seefeld in Tirol. It is behind the St. Oswald parish church. An architect from the area was given the green light to erect a stone circle on the hill, with the idea … Continue reading →

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The Albrecht-Dürer-View, in Mösern

Posted on 10/04/2012 by

Do you remember the local theory that Pieter Breugel sketched out his “Hunters In The Snow” while sitting on the shady banks below Schloss Ambras, at Innsbruck? This is Albrecht Dürer’s Self-portrait at 26, which is hanging in the Museo … Continue reading →

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