Hotel Schick

The Tree king

by desert_princess

The tree king or Ent ( as they were called in "Lord of the rings" ) was standing at the side of the road ,watching over the pedestrians. Isn't he just impressive , with his old hands raised to reach the sky. He even has a mouth ,but you gotta look carefully as the pic is sombre. He is dressed with moss ,to keep him warm during winter :)))

Kufstein - The Pearl of Tirol

by desert_princess

"Kufstein - The Pearl Of Tirol"

Kufstein with its 15 000 inhabitants and 503m above sea level is the second biggest city of Tirol after Innsbruck.
The first thing I remembered about it was the white castle built ot a hill in the middle of the city. You can't miss it if you enter the city by car or just drive by on the A12 Highway. What you couldn't knew is that every day at noon, beautiful sounds of organ* music are filling the air, reaching as far as the forest at the foohills of the Kaiser Valley /Kaisertal/. Actually that was where I was the first time I heard it....I was taking an exploration walk on those wooden steps in the forest when magic notes came to my ears from afar.... I realized it was the castle's open air organ....It still felt strange to hear some classic music playing in the middle of the silence of the forest....
Located in the Kufstein fortress ( Via Imperialis castles ) the * - Heroes Organ - built in 1931, the largest free-standing organ IN THE WORLD in the fortress citizen's tower ,with 4 307working pipes
Visit the Official Website of Kufstein and Kufstein info and accomodations

"A look back in history"

First mentioned as "Coafstein" in the Bishop Arn of Salzburg's list of properties. Described as a market town in 1257 and raised to town status with protective wall by the Duke Stefan III of Bavaria in 1393. Relics of the town walls are the " Water Bastion" and the "Water tower".
Numerous attacks were generally successfully rebuffed by the fortress. Only Emperor Maximilian I was able in 1504 to conquer the fortress defended by the Bavarian Hans von Pienzenau. And Andreas Hofer, the legendary Tyrolean Freedom fighter, was also unable to drive out the Bavarian occupants.

"Reorganising my tips"

Riedl crystal factory is also located in the town ,aswell as Kneissl skis

24 october 2005 - It's about time I reoganise and complete my Kufstein page - this town has been my home for about two months an I am not paying him the proper tribute