Bischofshofen is a scenic mountain town in the Pongau region of Land Salzburg. The Catholic school I was visiting there was out of town in a grand former seminary building. It had only switched over to being a school a few years before and still felt very priestly.
Extremely Alpine bedroom
The view from my balcony.
The weather can be very changeable in the mountains, and we had a summer storm one night. Here’s my recording of the storm and church bells from my window.
Bischofshofen Storm
The central courtyard of the school building.
School chapel
View from one of my classrooms
It was really hot when I was there, so this was my preferred lunch. Watermelon is really cheap in Austria in the summer, this platter was only a few euros.
If you go up into the hills, the heat is more bearable.
There’s not much use for the ski-jump venue in the summer, but in the winter it hosts big competitions.
The view from the meadow above the ski-jump.
The music school announces its presence.
Bischofshofen Waterfall
There’s a refreshing waterfall at the top.
Wheelbarrows to hire at the cemetery. Austrians take grave-tending seriously.
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