Murau

Murau îs the bigger town near St Egidi. St Egidi is pretty normal despite being so remote, Murau is weird. The nearby ski resort for some reason mostly caters to Hungarian customers, despite being very far from the Hungarian border, and lots of signs were bilingual. There was a boy in one of our classes at school who had recently moved to Murau from Budapest, and turned out to have previously been living in the next street from my old flat.

Stickers from votive candles stuck on the graveyard bin

This is the local council offices.

I would not like to fall into the River Mur. Its name means “dark”. Eventually it reaches the Danube, but not until Serbia. Even in Graz, where it’s wider and slower, it’s still somewhat unfriendly.

The Queen of Cats by local sculptor Rudi Hirt. There is no plaque explaining it.

This panoramic view cafe was sadly closed for repairs

There was unexpectedly a good Chinese restaurant in the train station. This is a rarity even in big cities in Austria.

I got to eat properly cooked tofu in rural Austria. Do you know how happy I was?

Aprons reading Grandpa the Dream Prince

The charity shop was really, really good.

I bought the snail

And this guy

Remember this language learning cartoon? They’ve done a really cheap looking 3d remake recently.

Summer is a’coming in

Smaller version of the Spirited Away inn. Sadly it was closed when I was there.

Another Scenic Alpine Supermarket