Eisriesenwelt Ice Caves & Hohenwerfen Castle
We saw quite a few castles on our drive, but it was only on the same exit as for our hotel that we saw the signs for the ice caves and the castle that had encouraged us to come out to Werfen.
The hotel is very easy to find, just off the Autobahn and the valley it is in is quite lovely. A single mountain stands in the distance on one side of the hotel, and tall grassy hills on the other. in front is a racing river.
The hotel calls itself a Travellers Inn, harkening back to the days of coaching inns and travellers on horseback. The waitresses all wear traditionally dresses, the men once again are in modern clothes. Our rooms were in a separate building and had their own small balcony overlooking the hills. There is not much else to do here other than the ice caves and castle and so we spent the last of the afternoon relaxing in the bar.
I noticed how clear the stars were from our balcony and so decided to do a bit of astro photography. I was using my phone as a torch and dropped it in the dark and felt it hit the mat and slide over the edge of the balcony into the dark garden below.
