You know, I realized I haven't blogged about my travels yet (not that they're that interesting to others), so here's goes one:
On the very same day that the story broke about a certain Mr. Fritzl holding his own daughter captive in a dungeon (more or less), I traveled to Austria via a border town called Burghausen.
The above photo was taken from the border bridge. The river Salzach forms the border between Germany and Austria, and this is a look back to Germany's Burghausen.
Burghausen is a very stately town and hosts the longest castle in Europe. Part of it you can see on the next photo, but the whole castle is so long that will not fit on one photo alone
The historic city center is very stately, as I mentioned before:
What seemed to me the largest building in the city sported the very elaborate (= very expensive) Lüftl paintings which are quite common in southern Bavaria - if you can afford them.
A couple of kilometers after crossing the border, I saw signs to the "Ibmer Moor" which I couldn't resist. Ibm is a small village near Eggelsberg - and a hell to google because all you get are links to the computer firm IBM 
Ibm has a stunning view of the Alps when you walk towards the moor:
I know it's not that easy to see on the above photos due to the bright sunshine and the natural haze in the atmosphere, but trust me, it was stunning!
There is a small moor lake just outside the actual marshland but it's protected, of course, so no swimming there. Lots of birds, though
Walking across the actual moorland was very interesting. You could only walk on planks (yes!) but occasionally the planks had started to sink ...
Very interesting walk, though, if you're into nature.
On my way home, already back in Germany, I stopped in a lovely church.
Overall, it was a very long trip (ca. 700 km round-trip) but it was a great experience nevertheless! And fuel in Austria is cheaper than in Germany (which is still a bit cheaper than in the UK)
blacksheep63
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wonderful pictures, thank you! are the buildings in the town original or were they rebuilt (like some other places) after the war?