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Date: 27th August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 150 kms from Schladming to Krimml in Austria   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Hohenwerfen Fortress and Liechtensteinklamm Gorge    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Camperplaats Friedburg, \u20ac23, N47.23890, E12.24140<\/a>  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 94 days @ \u20ac108 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We pack up, service the Hymer and make for the road reasonably early this morning. There\u2019s little traffic on the B320 as we head west. Whilst only a single lane it\u2019s an easy drive just taking in the beautiful Austrian scenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning onto the A10 north its a different story, lots of traffic so less watching the scenery and more watching the Austrian drivers who like cutting in front of the Hymer. It\u2019s even worse south bound we pass a roadworks diversion that has the traffic banked up for 20 kms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The A10 the most direct route from Germany to eastern Italy, Croatia and Slovenia. All those campers and motorhome will be late getting wherever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our first stop of the day is Hohenwerfen Fortress<\/a>. It stands high on a ridge with the Tennengebirge mountains as a backdrop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So we find ourselves a spot in the carpark. The fortress hasn\u2019t opened yet and there\u2019s already a queue. We pay our \u20ac15 pp entry fee which includes going up in the funicular and go in. There\u2019s no an English speaking tour for a couple of hours so we just wander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve come to Hohenwerfen mainly because it\u2019s it was the backdrop for one of my favourite Saturday afternoon movies, Where Eagles Dare. As we are passing why not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frankly we were a bit underwhelmed walking the fortress. Just a lot of static displays mainly centred around keeping kids entertained. There are some great views down the valley but that\u2019s about it other than some movie posters and some information panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were getting ready tobail when I noticed the Hunting Bird Show was about to start so we head outside to get a seat. The birds and there handlers put on an amazing show. It started with peregrines and falcons that are so incredibly fast you struggle to keep up with them. Then it\u2019s time to bring out the big guns, a couple of European Eagles and the most beautiful American Eagle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They slowly circled and dived for food thrown up in the air. They are most majestic in flight as they passed by me a couple of time with barely a foot to spare. Lastly they release some Griffin Vultures who can fly but it seems they would rather run around through the crowd jumping over whoever\u2019s in there way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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