Hallstatt, Austria - Part V
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Hallstatt is a beautiful village in the Austrian Lake District.
Catherine and I ate Reinanke (trout) from Lake Hallstatt in this restaurant.
Catherine and I ate Reinanke (trout) from Lake Hallstatt in this restaurant.
In Hallstatt there is so little space for cemeteries that every ten years bones are exhumed and removed into an ossuary, to make room for new burials. A collection of elaborately decorated skulls with the owners' names, professions, death dates inscribed on them are on display at the local chapel.
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Labels: Austria, Austrian Lake District, Cemetery, Hallstatt, Lake Hallstatt, Ossuary, Photographs, Photos, Pictures, Reinanke, Travel, Trout
2 Comments:
I don't remember ever going through Hallstatt, but it looks a quite typical Austrian Village. Except for the Ossuary, which seems a bit bizarre...
Hi John, you and your wife have a great travel experience! Nice pictures of Hallstatt. I haven't been there and it seems worth a visit someday. At any rate, Austria is one country I would love to visit again. Thanks for sharing...
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