Come and explore a beautiful family friendly hike, through meandering forest paths alongside babbling brooks and streams full of pure water. The goal is Wiesensee, the 78th lake of the Salzkammergut that briefly appears after the winter snow melt. Did we find it? You’ll have to watch the video below! Leaving the Rosenhof by bike is a great way to begin your adventure as the start of this wonderful walk […]
Over the years we’ve come to expect some really nice warm days and even weeks at this late stage of the year, that is mid October. With Autumn (or Herbst as we say in Austria) in full swing the colours of the leaves contrasted against azure skies makes for a delightful scene. When added to the scenery of the Salzkammergut the result is stunning! Amongst all this choice we have […]
With Summer in full flow here we were reminded of one of our favourite outings last year when we got out for a paddle on Traunsee, which handily for us is only a short distance from the Rosenhof. The Traunsee is one of the most dramatic lakes in the Salzkammergut region of Austria, and is also the deepest lake in Austria, but have no fear it is also pretty shallow […]
It would seem that after writing the last blog entry about the superb weather we had experienced in May that I well and truly jinxed the next fortnight as we barely saw the Sun. Instead we were deluged with unusually persistent and at times torrential rain, so much so that in the first weekend of June many rivers around Austria and Germany as well as Eastern Europe broke their banks […]
Wow, over half a year since our last update, think we know what our New Year’s resolution is! Our lack of blogging certainly isn’t due to having nothing to write about though, last winter was one of the best we’ve ever seen out here in the Alps and with the cold weather and snow already falling, this year looks like it could be just as epic. Whilst we’re excited about […]
