Österreich
1997 Sept
Trip to the east
Rock climbing wall in Galtür with somebody on it
Galtür had a serious avalanche a year or two after my visit
The Gasthof Piz Buin is named after the mountain …
But why is the mountain named after a sun tan cream?
The lake is the Silverettasee (highest lake in Europe). Note the boat on it.
If this dam were to break the water would go down …
… this valley, to Galtür and thence eventually to the Danube.
The normal flow is from the foot of this dam …
… down this valley and thence eventually to the Rhine.
Kaprun
There are men working on this pylon
See description. Used in no less than seven Wikipedia articles.
This funicular was built to enable the construction of the reservoirs. It is big enough to take a bus.
Stausee Wasserfallboden
ERP - Erbaut mit Marshallplan hilfe
Innsbruck
(Larger image) See: How can a tram route cross a trolley bus route without short circuits?
Kitzbuhel
The Wilder Kaiser
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