The photo is the view from my window in the Hotel Rosengarten. I was a little sad to leave this beautiful place. The trip to Graz took exactly four hours, via Lienz, Villach and Klagenfurth. Most of it was on a fine autobahn. It was a rainy day (there have been very heavy rains in central Austria, especially around Salzburg for days now). Approaching the outskirts of Graz I had to drive through that unattractive part of town which every city has, industrial and commercial blight. Then I drove in circles for a while. It seems every other street is one way. I was a bit down when I finally got here: coping with city traffic after a week in the mountains is a bit hard. It was good to meet up with colleagues from last year. A group of us went out to dinner. Walking back home through the beautiful late 19th century streets of Graz in the twilight reminded me how special this city is.
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