Take your seat ! Photo

Photographer’s Note

Kleinwalsertal is a valley at the border between Austria and Germany. It is a commune of the state Vorarlberg which is the most western state of Austria. It consists of three villages which are situated along the River Breitach: Mittelberg, Hirschegg, and Riezlern.

The valley is famous in Central Europe as a ski and hiking resort. The 5,000 inhabitants which are called "Walser" provide 12,000 beds for tourists.

Due to the terrain there is no direct access by car to the other parts of Austria. Therefore the Kleinwalsertal can only be accessed via Oberstdorf, a nearby village in Germany.

Since 1891 Kleinwalsertal enjoyed a customs union with Germany, a free border, and used the Deutsche Mark. Since Austria joined the European Union in 1995, the signing of the Schengen Agreement (1997) and the introduction of the Euro (2002), this special status no longer applies.

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gracious (20017) 2008-01-11 11:38

Hello Marque,
Excellent composition with this awesome view in a nice and comfortable environment!
perfect exposure and focus with good sharpness, vivid colour and details
well done and pleased
greeting
Tony

Bjostad (304) 2008-01-15 6:18

Marque,
What a view for lunch or dinner. The sunshine inside helps make it feel warm compared to outside where the snow and cold are. It's too bad a reflection in the window is right in front of the mountains, but if you took the picture at a different time of day to avoid the reflection, then you wouldn't have the nice lighting effect inside that you have now.
Dave

Murmeli (1906) 2008-01-31 14:17

Parece à Suiça ! haha

Você foi na Alemanha de ferias, conhece alguem morando la ? (desculpa to curioso...)

Ahh ! essa me dar vontade de sair, mais agora a qui não tem mais neve, que pena.

Jonathan