"One of the longest glaciers in the alps"

Glacier | Großglockner | Carinthia | Austria | 2004

The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometers in length, is the longest glacier in Austria reaching from the 3,453-metre Johannisberg to 2,100 metres above sea level. It lies within the Hohe Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner. The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 m above sea level, Austria's highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. This makes it, after Mont Blanc, the second most prominent mountain in the Alps. (Origin: Wikipedia)

"Side-by-side with falcons"

Hohenwerfen Castle | Salzburg | Austria | 2004

Hohenwerfen Castle stands high above the Austrian town of Werfen in the Salzach valley, approximately 40 km south of Salzburg. The castle is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps. Nowadays the bastion functions as an adventure castle for its visitors. Among the numerous attractions are guided tours showing its extensive weapons collection and the historical Salzburg Falconry (Origin: Wikipedia)

"One of the gorceousest streets of the world"

Großglockner Street | Carinthia | Austria | 2004

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße) is a panoramic road in Austria, in the state of Salzburg. It connects the state of Salzburg with the state of Carinthia. It is named after the Großglockner, Austria's highest mountain. It leads with numbered hairpin curves to the Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe Visitors' Centre, with a panoramic view of the Pasterze Glacier and the Großglockner itself. (Origin: Wikipedia)