Winter postcard, a photo from Triesen, South

Photographer's Note

The first two days of my short trip were simply fabulous. I haven;t seen such a big fresh snow for a few years (the last time pronanly in Georgia) and I enjoyed ever minute. It was well worth of going and all the effort. But when I reached my hostels I was rather tired (but happy) The second night the weather changed. It became warmer (+5 C) and it rained so most of the magic was gone - there was no snow on the trees anymore. On the other hand, yesterday was a lazy day. I walked from Sevelen to Vaduz, around Vaduz, then Feldkirch and finally in Lindau, but I was very early in the hostel and rested.

There is an interesting story about Feld kirch Railway Station.
Irish writer James Joyce paid a visit to Feldkirch in 1932 to see his friend Eugene Jolas. During the visit, he said to Jolas, "Over there, on those tracks, the fate of Ulysses was decided in 1915." Since Bloomsday 1994, the quote has been displayed in German translation in the station concourse.

Joyce had travelled through Feldkirch by train in 1915. Due to World War I, he had been considered an "enemy alien" in his then home town of Trieste, which, at that time, was part of Austria-Hungary. Thanks to influential friends, he had obtained permission to leave Austria-Hungary, with his partner Nora Barnacle and their two shared children, and travel to Zürich. Meanwhile, his brother Stanislaus Joyce was arrested in Trieste and detained until the end of the war.

During border control checks at Feldkirch, the train on which Joyce and Barnacle were travelling was boarded, and passengers inspected by officials; Joyce escaped arrest by a whisker. If Joyce had been arrested then, he would have been unable to write Ulysses in its present form, hence his comment to Jolas.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldkirch_railway_station

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COSTANTINO (84999) 2019-01-13 22:37

Hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice time
and a happy new day
wonderful snowy potcard remitted
from Malgorzata to all of us
delicate and pretty like a scenery
from a book with faity tales
regards
Costantino

ifege (13442) 2019-01-13 22:59

Hi Malgo
Another great snow postcard! here I am sitting with the air conditioner on with it over 30 outside. Large parts of Australia will be having 40 for the next 5 days, some over 45 so keep the cold photos coming!
cheers
Ian

pajaran (83353) 2019-01-13 23:48

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast,lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepa arhitektura i priroda u danu sa snegom.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

papagolf21 (134941) 2019-01-14 0:52

Bonjour, chère Malgo,
Un magnifique paysage enneigé à taille humaine, cela redonne un petit air passéiste très apprécié.
Belle composition.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Tue (61764) 2019-01-14 1:11

Hello Malgo,
There's been a lot in the news recently about the massive amounts of snow in the Alps right now, although the situation here doesn't seem as bad as in some parts of Austria. A beautiful view of the snowy roofs of the town in front of the mountains. There's a nice and soft light as well.
Lars

snunney (126328) 2019-01-14 2:06

Hello Malgo,
Interesting story about Joyce to accompany this nicely realised snowy landscape. I like the composition and point of view, which sets the town in its mountain context. Good control over white balance given all that 'white stuff', even the clouds play their part here. The wooden houses add some pleasant splashes of warm tone relieving the predominantly white colours.

holmertz (75299) 2019-01-14 2:22

Hello Malgo,
Another very pretty view of a village covered with snow. It looks nice, but I hate the few occasions when we receive so much snow in Stockholm. It only causes problems in the city. So you keep walking and travelling all day long, and then you write critiques in the middle of the night! I never get enough sleep, and you don't want to sleep!
Best regards,
Gert

notrap (7274) 2019-01-14 2:35

Hello Malgo,
regarding what you do the whole day long with a heavy load on your back and shoulders, and then catch up with posting and writing critiques, I can imagine, you have not a single minute time left for pp-work, maybe you only have a tablet which doesn't allow any. So I would like to propose you a workshop on this picturesque village and hope you like it.
Kind regards, and take care!
Elvira

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carlo62 (73892) 2019-01-14 2:48

Ciao Malgo
secondo me manca ancora un po' di neve per essere veramente in inverno....
Rabbrividisco nell'osservare la foto, non sono abituato alla neve, bel paesaggio,ti sei fatta una bella gita.
Saluti
Carlo

Nicou (176351) 2019-01-14 4:01

Hello

et bien une sacré couche de neige quelle vue et image quelle compo fantastique vue avec toute cette belle neige qui recouvre les toits de chalets et dea maiosns tout en blanc superbe
Bravo et belle journée
Nicou

jhm (181490) 2019-01-14 5:35

Hello Malgo,

Indeed a postcard out of Triesen.
Real wonderful done.
Also in winter a trip to Germany
Wonderful panorama view with snow on the roofs
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Royaldevon (57556) 2019-01-14 6:19

Hello Malgo,

I have this mental picture of you trotting around the streets wearing big snow boots with camera in hand smiling with delight at the deep snow!
This is the perfect location for a snowy postcard, with the lovely chalets to add to the character.
The low clouds enhance the wintery scene.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Sergiom (109575) 2019-01-14 6:30

Ciao Malgo,

Quelle belle carte postale d'une jolie station d'hiver où il ne manque certainement pas de neige, ingrédient nécessaire et principal à ce genre d'activité. Il ne manque plus que le soleil.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (60535) 2019-01-14 7:53

Widze, ze delektujesz sie zima, to i ja nia naciesze oko na Twojej widokowce, super
pozdrawiam Ryszard

Fis2 (131159) 2019-01-14 9:52

Czesc Malgosiu!
Fajna zima.
U nas dzis deszcz, snieg, grad i wiatr :(
Ladny widoczek, fajny kadr i kolorki.
W smutnym nastroju pozdrawiam.
Krzysztof

lousat (113203) 2019-01-14 14:47

Ciao Malgo,a lot of snow during the first day of your trip,i'm waiting a view like that in my village since 4 years,but this time too only sun and wind and no withe views. This is truly beautiful like the WS,it's a pity that you found the rain in the second day..have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (179301) 2019-01-15 5:30

Ciao cara Malgo, great POV on lovely village with a lot of snow, wonderful natural colors, excellent perspective and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

cargus (11941) 2019-01-15 10:47

Excellent winter landscape, well framed and played in the most beautiful colors of winter, a well made picture.!
Regards
Adrian

ChrisJ (143283) 2019-01-15 11:00

Hello Malgo,

You were lucky to get such good snow for the first few days. Here it looks marvellous. Sadly some people were killed in avalanches in Switzerland and Austria. Good sharpness and nice repetition of the chalets. Tfs!

mkamionka (48029) 2019-01-19 3:43

Czesc Malgorzata,
chcesz powiedziec ze na TE to sie nie oplaca starac? :)
Czyzbys byla zawiedziona ta strona ostatnio ;)
Super zimowa sceneria. Mnostwo sniego dodalo wyjatkowego charakteru temu widokowi. Niby zwyczajna wioska ale efekt zimy przemienia ja w uczte dla oka.
Ten kraj chyba nie jest zbytnio popularny na TE? Troche off the beaten track...
Gratuluje jeszcze raz kolejnego kraju!
POzdrawiam serdecznie,
M