If you are a local in Graz it is impossible to not know this fountain:
Again, if you are a local you probably already know where I'm heading at. But please don't spoil it to the rest ones. You're still welcome to follow like everyone else and as a payback you'll see your hometown through the eyes of a stranger.
So, dear boys and girls, I wanna make it all the way to the top.
This thing looks already like a stairway to heaven and I can't wait to get high - no substances needed:
There's an interesting story behind those steps that the visitor can read with a little bit of struggle in this tortured sign:
From the first steps up I already get an overview to Schloßbergplatz, the square where Taubenbrunnen, the fountain you saw before is located:
That weird looking rooftop you see in the middle is an art venue in Graz if I am not mistaken as I didn't visit it but I kept staring at it on every single chance since it kinda looks like a whale from above 🙂
Trees: they keep you in the shade during those hot days while they can frame your pictures like the following one:
Can we thank them enough?
Don't trust the clock of the tower but trust me, that's no reason to not make it all the way up to see this thing closely. At its base you can see these sculptured emblems/ coats of arms:
At one of the above benches Markus and I decide to have a lunch break. Wanna see what that is? Be my guest:
So as you can see dear Claire's talent in pizzas (Markus's wife) is beautifying my moment up there as we were wise enough to carry some food with us all the way from Knittelfeld. Hence we don't really need the local restaurant, though it looks tempting:
Lunch break is over, time to start walking again. I am in pure Austrian beauty but at this point it is peppered with a Chinese bit:
We pass the corner of the local Museum,
and there it is, a Chinese Pavillion indeed!
This informative sign tells the story about it in several languages so, you're covered unless you're Chinese but then again, you oughta know 🙂
You fell in love with Graz or not yet? I surely did. Here's a short video in case it helps:
Let's make a short break here and continue with Graz's awesomeness in the next part.
See you there 😉
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