Graz
Next morning we were off to Graz, a much smaller town also in Austria that was on the way to Zagreb where we had decided to go next. The train ride to Graz is extremely picturesque, kind of like taking a train through Yosemite, only we did not see waterfalls – instead we saw villages and castles. Pictures through the glass did not really come out, so you’ll need to go there and see for yourself.
Graz does not have the grandeur of Vienna, but is very charming as many smaller towns with lots of history are. We did not take any guided walking tours, instead we did the usual thing: went to the tourist info office, grabbed a self-guided tour brochure, and walked about at our own pace. Pictures will hopefully tell more than I can, but the highlights were the Congress/Casino in one, cute courtyards, hidden church with modern art on the walls, Turkish soldier statue sticking out of the wall under the roof of a building, the clock with moving figures, another cool double staircase, and the castle on top of the hill with all the wonderful views.
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| 2011.09.08 Graz |
Around 6pm we were off to Zagreb.
