A 'Thank You' from Austria

I received this beautiful view of the Wachau

area of Austria from Earneyuzie.

The Wachau is the name given to an 18 mile stretch of the

Danube River between Melk and Krems. Here, the river cuts a

narrow rocky valley between the foothills of the Bohemian

Forest to the northwest and the Dunkelsteiner Wald

to the southeast. According to the internet site, 'This is

surely the most beautiful part of the Danube, with ancient

little towns nestling below historic old castles and castle ruins

woven in legend.'

Thank you, Earney, for the beautiful card. I always like

pictures of the beautiful Donau River!

These are the very nice Austrian stamps that

brought this card to me.

Die Schoene Donau (The Beautiful Danube)

"If you're lucky enough to live by the Donau,

you're lucky enough!"

This card shows a beautiful little Austrian village on the banks

of the Danube River. The village is called 'Spitz'. The word

means 'pointed' according to my trusty German-English

dictionary. Maybe it is because of the pretty mountains

surrounding it.

This card came as a 'thank you' from Earney, who lives

in Mautern.

Thank you, Earney, for this wonderful card. It brings back

many memories of walking along the Donau

in Ulm--especially the little inset in the lower

right hand corner!

Look at the beautiful stamps that brought Earney's

card. The first one is of Vorarlberg on the

Bodensee (Lake Constance) in Austria. It is a popular ski area

as well as other winter vacationing fun.

The motto of the town is 'Small but Nice'.

The second stamp is a Weihnachten stamp showing

the family around a table in front of the

Christmas tree. I love it!

From Austria

This postcard comes to me from Christine, who is

a university student at the University in Vienna, Austria.

She is studying Austrian literature.

The picture on the card is of the village of Scheibbs.

It is a village near Christine's home town of

Petzenkirchen. When I looked at her map location, I saw that it is

near the Danube River.

Ah! Die schoene Blau Donau!
As you can see, there is a blanket of snow on the ground, which

looks very inviting here in San Antonio where it is 99 degrees F.

(in the shade) today!

Thank you, Christine, for the lovely card and a breath

of cool air!