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I was working in Weyer an der Enns, a small town on the edge of the Kalkalpen National park in the centre of Austria. We somehow lucked out with an incredible holiday house that my work had booked at a discount rate due to it being out of season, and we had the rare treats of a kitchen and places to sit that weren’t the bed, and nice furnishings rather than institutional hotel ones.
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My room had a balcony into the conservatory.
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The school also had very nice facilities, and we did some games and video making activities with the kids outside when the weather was good.
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Now that’s a view from the sports field. Of course the kids are like “what view”?
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This is the “castle”. You can’t go inside. Someone lives there.
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There are some nice shops and cafes on the small high street, and a charity shop that was never open.
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And a health food shop that sells these. I bought the druid and witch teas, and some cooking seasonings from the same brand.
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Eventually this becomes part of the mighty Danube.
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A small mountain town in Austria is not where you expect to find a sign with a quote from Ed Miliband. (Eric Hobsbawm had a local connection). The text says “he brought history down from the ivory tower, and into the lives of ordinary people”.
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I had to leave very early in the morning on my final day, and sadly missed seeing a lot of spectacular mountain scenery on my way out as it was too dark.
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At least Austrian trains provide some scenery in the toilet.
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Even if you have to pay to use the ones in the station, and I always forget to redeem the money off voucher you get in return.