Easter in Austria

Easter and the Easter holidays are already far away, but somehow I am still in Austria. That is maybe because we just had a traditional Easter “lunch” (Jause) in our office. Easter in Austria means spending  time with your family and relatives. It also means food – starting with Easter eggs, traditional sausages (Selchwürste) and of course the Easter ham. Mmm – just delicious.

While on the mountains there was still snow and many of the ski resorts were still open, in the valleys you can already see the first signs of spring. In a few weeks everything will be green and the temperatures will rise. Even where I live – the sunniest village of Austria – I could already see the first snowbells (Although it was snowing the day before and the village lies on 1157 m!).

When I had to fly back to London I was lucky to get a window seat. It is always amazing! You can see what makes Carinthia – the southernmost region of Austria – so special: It is surrounded by mountains and in between are green valleys with lakes with water so clean that you can drink of it! And I am not exaggerating. It was also then, when I was looking down on Carinthia, that I realized I am really privileged. I could grow up in this wonderful country and now through my job at the Austrian National Tourist Office I can sell anyone how great my country is. I even get paid for it. Life is great!

Curious where this hidden germ is? I am sorry, I cannot tell you, but I think it is not hard to find it out.



original on treasures.austria.info