Above the Adige Valley

Frogs

Detail of the fountain near the train station in Bolzano

Benches in Gufidaun/Eisacktal

Continer in the artisan area in Burgstall

Continer in  the artisan area in  Burgstall/Postal - near Merano

Montiggl / Monticolo

Montiggl/Monticolo near Bolzano (in the foreground an apple orchard)

Last snow patches on the Renon

Little church near Oberbozen/Soprabolzano

Palm trees in Lana near Merano

Palm trees and snow-capped mountains - that's South Tyrol....

Church of Schreckbichl

Schreckbichl / Colterenzio is a little village near Bolzano

Bench in Burgstall/Postal

Spring colors

Spring colors in the Adige Valley

Reflections in Bolzano

Church tower of Lengstein/Ritten

View to the Texel mountains

Sundial in Gufidaun

Not every hour has weight
Not every day is sunny
If you're going constantly in splendor and light
Then you feel no more incantation.

Water for the apple trees

Dolls

Dolls in the Lauben Street in Bolzano

Bench with wood for the next winter

Crucifix in Seis/Siusi

Walks in spring

Farmhouse on the Ritten

Bench with post box

Bench on the main square in Kurtinig

Old farmer house in Schnalstal

Detail of an old farmer house in Schnalstal (Senales Valley) 

The Egetmann Shrovetide Pageant 2011

Yesterday the Egetmannhansl remarried again. He does it every two years.

The town-crier reading the Egetmann’s offer of marriage from the Protocol.

The kiss

The ‘Schnappvieher’ or ‘Wudelen’

Goodbye until 2013

For more photos of this event please visit my Italian blog [click here]
For more informations about the Egetmann-Pageant visit the official site [click here].

The Egetmann-Pageant in Tramin (since 1591)

The Egetmann Shrovetide Pageant is one of the most striking carnival parades anywhere in the Alps and is performed on Shrove in odd years.
The images you see here are from the last Edition 2009. Today's Pageant starts at 12:30 pm, so if you are in the area ... you are invited to participate.

The Egetmannhansl, the main character of the parade
( the dummy in a black jacket),  accompanied by his servant.

The ‘Schnappvieher’ or ‘Wudelen’, a sort of crocodiles without ears, but with horns.

Here are some pictures that I made at the last edition (2009)
Part 1 
Part 2  
Part 3  

For more informations about the Egetmann-Pageant visit the official site.

Evening sky over South Tyrol

The first flowers in the Frühlingstal

The "Frühlingstal / valle primavera" (spring valley) is located between the Montigglersee (Monticolo Lake) and the Kalterersee (Caldaro Lake). In this little valley grow the first flowers when the winter slowly ends.

The theme of toponymy in South Tyrol

The issue of toponymy is always very topical in South Tyrol.

As you may have noticed, all place names in South Tyrol are bilingual and in some cases trilingual.

The topic is hotly debated for years by politicians and consequently also turned into the carnival fun.

The cable car of Renon

The cable car station in Oberbozen/Soprabolzano

Weißes Rössl

The "Weißes Rössl" (little white horse) is a Restaurant in Kaltern/Caldaro, but it is not the only one.
Many villages in South Tyrol have a Restaurant named "Weißes Rössl".

View from Castelrotto

In the background the mountains Seceda and Fermeda

March 2011 Theme Day: Your favourite part of town

My favourite part of town is the Waltherplatz near the Cathedral of Bolzano

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