I love Austria.  I could picture the Von Trapp family everywhere!

We visited the von Trapp family home in Vermont, where they told us that the family settled there because it reminded them so of Austria. I thought that was a load of hooey until we visited the Wachau Valley last summer. You know what? It looks exactly like Vermont! Except for the beautiful churches - they are much better in Austria!

Animation shows the church is illuminated at night.

I love this view.

There's a beautiful moon tonight.

ditto :D

Trix... when the weather is hot for me... I look on Opentopia to find places that look cold. Now I'm looking for warmer places.  :)

WOW...it certainly does look warmer!!!

It's 30F.... 11 degrees colder than where I am. The sunshine makes it look warmer than it is.

it looks warm...nice seeing a place with no snow!!!!

I love this view.

5 hours ago there was a building all lit up. Somebody obviously turned off the lights.  :D

Mira Bilis, I'm with you on that!

Kyle, I believe the Druids were much more recent ... around 2000 years ago.  :)

If I recall correctly, the time of the Druids

How pretty. I just looked this up on Wikepedia and read that figurines found in Galgenburg and Willendorf, in this valley, have been dated at 32,000 years and 26,000 years respectively. Now that's what I call old crocks!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wachau