When I saw that someone had painted 'GRAZ YOU NEED MORE COLOUR' on the facade above the main entrance of the Rosegger Haus I reached for my camera. Peter Rosegger was one of Austria's most famous writers and a native of Styria the capital of which is the city of Graz.
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| The Barbershop was colourful enough! |
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| The cinema front was posters and adverts as one would expect. |
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| Indian Supermarket was a golden light in a drab grey street |
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| Out with the old . . . |
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| . . . and in with the new |
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| A shop for telephones |
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The station approach boasts a big green clock -
useful in a time of change.
Styria is known as the green heart of Austria |
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| The Europlay Betting Shop near the Rosegger Haus |
It'll be interesting to see what this area looks like in 3 or 4 years time. A reason for a future visit.
I so envy you being able to swan around Gwil.
ReplyDeleteHello Pat. Today I'm taking a leaf out of your book and going out for lunch. Two people will be eating goose (it's called a Martinigansl - a tradition on the seemingly endless feast of St Martin which begins on 11/11 - legend says Martin of Tours hid in a goose pen as he didn't want to be bishop but the geese betrayed him - well being geese they would wouldn't they?!
DeleteGood to see the photos. I am going on a three hour train ride tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your train ride tomorrow. Our trains are threatening the first of a rolling series of 2 hour strikes today - intended to throw the network into chaos as it will take many man hours, maybe all day tomorrow they said, to get all the trains back to where they should be! There's a last ditch meeting at 10am to try to avert it. So, I'll have to wait and see. I want to go on a train ride on Wednesday so hopefully they get it sorted.
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