Alpine Adventure in Pictures

Alpine Adventure in pictures: Austria, Italy, Switzerland.

Pictures below are from Austria

View of the Alps in the backyard

 Kitzbuhel

 Grossglockner Mountain

Below pictures are from Italy:

Cortina D'ampezzo (above & below)

 Pordoi Pass (above & below)

 Lake Carezza

 Bolzano (above & below)

 Merano

 Glorenza

Tirano

 Lake Como

 Aosta - part of the town next to the Roman ruins (above & below)

Through the ruins of Roman Empire (above)

Pictures below are from Switzerland:

 St. Moritz

 Piz Nair Mountain (above & below)

St. Moritz by the lake (above)

 Muottas Muragl Mountain (above & below)

 From the Bernina Express train (above & below)

 Tasch village (above & below)

 Views from Gornergrad (above & below)

 Zermatt village

Glacier Express train

 View of Lucerne Lake (above)

 Lucerne (above)

 Interlaken (below) is located between two lakes: Lake Thun & Lake Brienz (above)

Bern - capital of Switzerland

Bavarian Adventure: Ettal Abbey with Spectacular Baroque Style

Ettal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Bavaria, Germany. It was founded on 28 April 1330 by Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria, in fulfillment of an oath on his return from Italy. The foundation legend is that Ludwig’s horse bowed three times on the site of the original church building.

The golden age of Ettal began with the establishment of the ‘Knights’ Academy,’ which developed into a highly successful school. In 1744, the abbey with the church were largely destroyed in fire. It was rebuilt in spectacular Baroque style with a double-shelled dome.

It had become one of the most important monasteries in the Alpine region.