Weinviertler Sunflowers

 

Sunflowers in the Weinviertel, near Grub at March river.

Vineyard Chapel in Guntramsdorf

Chapel in the vineyards at Eichkogel hill near Guntramsdorf. There are also Stations of the Cross leading to the chapel.

Semmering tunnel construction site

The Semmering-Tunnel project has one main construction site base near Gloggnitz. Here is also an information place about the project, that will lead the railway through the Semmering.

Poppy Field

Poppy field with a mixture of other wild flowers near Schleinbach in Lower Austria.

Vineyards at the Haspelberg

The Haspelberg is a hill with vineyards and some fields next to Grub at the river March. Hiking on a path at the Haspelberg, you have a good view of the Marchauen and the Little Carpathians in Slovakia.

Easter Rabbits

Easter Rabbits in front of the old church in Deutsch Wagram. Years ago, in Summer 1809, this was the place where Napoleon's troops defeated the Austrian army in the Battle of Wagram.

Old Austrian Village Cinema

An old inoperative cinema in Weikendorf in the Marchfeld region in Lower Austria.

Marchfeld Channel

Wintertime at the Marchfeld Channel at Deutsch Wagram.

Onset of winter at the Marchfeldkanal

In the morning it started to snow heavily near Deutsch Wagram at the Marchfeldkanal.

Relax at Eckartsau Castle

Around Eckartsau Castle, there are several places with deck chairs placed in a beautiful landscape, the big park here.

Scottish Highland Beef

This is a mighty scottish highland bull. But we are not in Scotland here, the pasture is located near Eckartsau Castle in the Marchfeld.

Old Barn in Eckartsau

 

I like that old agricultural buildings in the Marchfeld. Here you see an old barn, next to a playground near Eckartsau Castle.

Donauauen at Orth

On the Danube near Orth there is the beautiful Donauauen National Park.

Modern Art in Mostviertel

In the Mostviertel near St. Michael there is a popular  circular hiking trail called Voralpenblick Rundwanderweg. On the way you will see this strange structure.

Bike paths at Leopoldsdorf

 

There are many nice bike paths through the Marchfeld. Near Leopoldsdorf the Marchfeldkanalradweg leads across fields and then along the sewer on a shady track.