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Zombies => Metal & Talk (english) => Thema gestartet von: shadowman am Januar 28, 2005, 09:28:28 Nachmittag
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Yep, we move on ladies and gentlemen...
"To boldly go where no B4M fan has gone before"
So, our guide about Austria is going to be our beloved Prab, also known as 'the man with the demon eyes'...
So when I think of Austria, I think of :
- Tirol and jodeln (is there an english word for this ?)
- Vienna
- Sachertorte
- Mozart, Strauss
- Herrliche Bergen, sonnige Hôhen (originates from an Austrian song...)
- Salzburg (the rain city)
- Swarowski Chrystal (my wife has collected a small collection of it... if only it wasn't so damn expensive... :dead: )
- Schwarzenegger
- Niki Lauda
That is all that comes to mind right now.
Guess I will add a bit here and there when you guys join in...
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Austria i beautiful country as well
Heidi und Peter
Sisi der kleine keizerin (romy schneider)
Wenen the City of Music
Wiener Waltz
Opera's
Ski Fahre
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- Mozart
The one and only historic achievement of Austria: "To make Mozart an Austrian and Hitler a German."
;)
SCNR,
Tex
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Hey, you guys know quite a bit so far :)
Okay, Mozart WAS an Austrian, he was born in Salzburg.
Hitler was Austrian too actually, he was born in Braunau, that's in Upper Austria.
The English word for "jodeln" is actually "to yodel".
For those who don't know "Niki Lauda" - he was a famous Austrian Formula 1 race driver.
He was also founder and head of "Lauda Air" which was a popular airline in Austria (it went bankrupt lately).
Keep on telling what you guys know :)
Greetz
Prab
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Prater comes to my mind as well
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Time to show a great lack of english expressions...
Salzburger Nockerl'n
Mozartkugeln
"Grossdeutsche Loesung" (with the austrian-hungarian empire) or "kleindeutsche Loesung" after the first german national convent in 1848
Kitzbuehel - where the rich and famous meet
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Okay, Mozart WAS an Austrian, he was born in Salzburg.
I read that during the time Mozart was born, Salzburg was German.
Hm, where did I put that bloody essay again?
Greets,
Tex
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I read that during the time Mozart was born, Salzburg was German.
Hm, where did I put that bloody essay again?
The Wikipedia writes:
Mozart was born in Salzburg in modern-day Austria, but at the time was the capital of a small independent Archbishopric within the Holy Roman Empire.
Greets,
Tex
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Oh, I looked it up now and it says the same indeed.
Around 1756 (Mozarts year of birth) Salzburg was part of the Holy Roman Empire (or Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae), which means that he was actually German.
Interesting!
Kitzbühel, yeah thats a town in Tyrol, it hostet the winter Olympics in 1976.
It has a lot of nice skiing spots so yeah, a lot of people from abroad come there too :)
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Shouldn't that be : "a lot of rich people from abroad come there too ?
8)
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I will get to this soon....
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@shadowman
yeah, there are rich people too, but I guess most of all are average Joes like us :)
btw. me personally, I've never been skiing, ever :)
winter sports are not my domain, definitely not.
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Oh, I was a ski-fan...
I said : I was as long I lived at home and my parents paid for it...
:(
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I think of people.
Hayden, Shubert, Mahler
Oskar Kokoschka, Ernst Fuchs
Franz Kafka
Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Wilheim Reich, Viktor Frankl, Karl Popper
Mach, Mende, Meitner, Pauli, Haas, Doppler
Klammer, Maier, Muster
Stefan Weber
Hedy Lamarr
Marie Antoinette
von Trapp
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I'm sad to say i didn't know anything posted here so far about Austria...
Yes... I know nothing at all about Austria :oops:
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I need to share the same thoughts with grym. I know very very little of Austria, except for some German - Austria related history.
But hey, by reading this topic, I know a little more :)
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I need to share the same thoughts with grym. I know very very little of Austria, except for some German - Austria related history.
But hey, by reading this topic, I know a little more :)
That is the whole purpose ! :wink:
We are never to old to learn right ?
Before someone else says it :
"Even you ?"
Reply : yeah yeah... even me...
:roll:
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Let's see.....
Whenever I think of "Classical" Music, I think of Vienna and Austria, many composers have already been mentioned. My favorite is Liszt (Liszt's birthplace of Doborjan, Hungary is now known as Raiding, Austria)
The Vienna Boys' Choir is one of the oldest boys' choirs existing in the world
Vienna’s-Giant Ferris Wheel, St.Stephan’s Cathedral, “Goldener Saal“ (Golden Hall) Musikverein, Vienna State Opera
The Lipizzaners and the Spanish Riding School in Vienna
City of Salzburg-fortress Hohensalzburg
Schoenbrunn Palace
Innsbruck-Golden Roof
Klapotetz
Brucknerhaus
Very good winter Olympians, hosted twice
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Impressive list man, done some research ? :wink:
And Grym, no need to feel ashamed knowing nothing about Austria.
You live on the other side of the globe man !
I know zilch about your neighbours Papua New Guinea as well...
:P
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I know zilch about your neighbours Papua New Guinea as well...
:P
Call me crazy, but that is somewhere in Oceania, around Indonesia and Micronesia and some other -esias or something. Not like New Zealand...
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Hahahaha... I could be mistaken too but I thought Papua New Guinea is one of Australia's closest neighbours.
Have to take that up with Grym.
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See Shadow is just proving how little he know about the area!!!
though I am not sure myself. We looked into going to an Island called Palau for a vacation and I seem to think it is near there somewhere as well, but alas I am not sure, all I know is that it is a long a$$ plane ride!
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Impressive list man, done some research ? :wink:
Nah just bits of info I pick up here and there, that I may never get to use in real life, just on BLEEDING!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hahahaha... I could be mistaken too but I thought Papua New Guinea is one of Australia's closest neighbours.
Have to take that up with Grym.
Eh... I think it is... sort of the to top and right of Australia... I think it is... >_>
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Let's see.....
Whenever I think of "Classical" Music, I think of Vienna and Austria
Most people connect Austria, and especially Vienna, with music. Classical music that is.
I even noticed, that they play classical music in the subway stations in the inner city (1st district).
I have to admit that I'm not that familiar with classical stuff, although I'm quite aware of the fact, that it is a huge part of VIennese culture and history.
Still, I love walking around in the city, especially in the first district, for there are a lot of old buildings and narrow small streets paved with paving stone.
The Vienna Boys' Choir is one of the oldest boys' choirs existing in the world
Yes, that's true and they were trained and educated under heavy discipline.
But nowadays everything is a bit easier and not too conservative.
By the way, did you guys know that at the time when Mozart lived, young men didn't come to their breaking of voice until they where in their early twenties?
That's why the boys in the choirs had quite long careers with their singing.
Nowadays they stay in the choir just until the age of thirteen or fourteen, because then their voice starts to become deeper and the change of voice starts.
Vienna’s-Giant Ferris Wheel
I've been on it once.
Quite a nice view over Vienna.
Did you know that some Japanese guys or a company from Japan actually bought it?
Das Wiener Riesenrad (http://www.jochen-munz.de/Wien-Bratislava/040718_Wien_Wiener%20Prater%201.JPG)
St.Stephan’s Cathedral
The famous landmark, right in the center of Vienna.
Our beloved "Stephansdom", which is over 800 years old, and measures 107,2 meters (that is 351,7 feet - which is the lenght of a long subway train here).
Each time I walk past the cathedral I stare in awe for a few moments. Sounds funny I know (and some of my friends ask me too, why I'm staring), but I really like to watch these buildings which are old and huge and were build by man.
It makes me imagine how the times may have been back then.
Stephansdom - from outside (http://www.glue.umd.edu/~jarvis/stephansdom.jpg)
Stephansdom - from the inside (http://www.happybeagle.com/images/europe/wien/stephansdom-interior.jpg)
Vienna State Opera
Been there once, when I was in elementary school.
I found it boring then. It absolutely isn't the right place for a eight year old :)
But I'm planing to go there and watch an opera soon. If it wasn't so expensive...
The Lipizzaners and the Spanish Riding School in Vienna
A colleague of mine was into riding and horses and worked for a short time at the Spanish Riding School.
She told me about those older riders, who where in charge of the Lipizzaner horses.
They were arrogant, highly paid (about three to four thousand (!) € a month!), totally NOT handsome, and the women loved them. :)
A pic of a rider on a Lipizzaner horse (http://www.kulturreisen-baldham.de/reisen/Festspiele/wien%20spanische%20hofreitschule%20schoenbrunn.JPG)
Schoenbrunn Palace
Beautiful residence of the monarchs of Austria. At least it used to be :)
The park infront of the palace is nice!
The Schönbrunn Zoo is the oldest zoo in the world as far as I know.
Haven't been there for quite a long time.
A pic of "Schloss Schönbrunn" with the park infront of it. In the background you can see the St.Stephans Cathedral too (http://www.planet-vienna.com/spots/Schoenbrunn/Schoenbrunn4.jpg)
Innsbruck-Golden Roof
I grew up here in Vienna and I've been living here for all my 21 years, but I was actually born in Innsbruck.
Still I have next to NO CLUE about that city. But okay... I don't get out of Vienna actually. But I'm planing to change that! As soon as possible!
But I've heard about that Golden Roof, or "Goldenes Dachl" as we say here :)
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Each time I walk past the cathedral I stare in awe for a few moments. Sounds funny I know (and some of my friends ask me too, why I'm staring), but I really like to watch these buildings which are old and huge and were build by man.
It makes me imagine how the times may have been back then.
I know exactly how you feel.
I did the same on my two trips to Europe, escecially the cathedral at Toledo, Spain.
My god how awesome these buklidings are. My first time to NY City I did the same as well,. How all these things were built truly amazes me.
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See Shadow is just proving how little he know about the area!!!
No way dude ! Grym just proved me right ! Hahahahahaha...
*showing evil grim on face*
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See Shadow is just proving how little he know about the area!!!
No way dude ! Grym just proved me right ! Hahahahahaha...
*showing evil grim on face*
Well... "right" is a matter of perspective:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/australasia/01/20/papua.river/papua.new.guinea.gif
http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/ANTDEPT/img/map-png.gif
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Thanks a lot Prab !
You made it a work of honour to guide us around !
Sure many of us have learned quite a bit...
Was just wondering if you may have anything to add where none of us have talked about ?
:?:
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I'll try to add something during the text few days. :)
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I'll try to add something during the text few days. :)
So let it be written, so let it be done...