After seeing the blaudruck workshop it was time for lunch. We found a Heurigen - the name of a wine tavern in eastern Austria. Look what was being used as a decoration! (For Mel - note the name!)
We each ordered a dish with meats, spicy paprika, liptauer (a soft cheese with paprika and other flavourings) and bratfettn, which is the crunchy drippings left when you make crackling. Plus other bits and pieces.
We were both defeated by the spread, although we did our best. We drank a gespritzt - wine mixed with soda which I find very refreshing. Time for more sightseeing. How about Liszt's birthplace?
Inside we could wander at will.
As a performer Liszt was a superstar causing mania when he played. Some say he was the best piano player ever.
We then stopped at Burg Forchtenstein - an enormous castle built in the late middle ages. These images are secco - done on dry plaster. They were found under a layer of paint, which may have saved them. On the opposite wall, rain and wind and weather has totally destroyed all images.
Inside were amazing treasures. My favourite was this huge tent, embroidered on the inside.
Dinner was a solid Austrian meal of meat potatoes and onions.
I'm feeling a bit homesick - I know Austria is NOT Germany but it's sooooo close!
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