Graz, a photo essay

After the talk I had a whole day to explore before catching the evening train back to Zagreb. Tourist photos, again without me in them :(

First order of business: coffee.

Hauptplatz. Graz is a nice, walkable city. And the weather was great.

Street performers were everywhere. They are mostly Roma. There were also a lot of people begging on the streets, also Roma, I was told. I gave out lots of coins.

This is the food of my childhood visits to Germany. Two frankfurters with a brotchen and lots of senf. Eaten standing up at an imbiss. Cheapest lunch possible and quite delicious, actually.

There's a castle and clock tower up a big hill. I took the lift up and walked down. Stopping along the way for a cold drink at a cafe on the summit. Such a lovely day.

That last shot was taken from a "skywalk" cafe on the top floor of a department building. 

And these women (very well dressed in modern "tracht" clothing, which echoes traditional costume and signifies a commitment to nationalism) were deep in gossip beside me.

And then, of course, there was shopping.

Spring!

Arlequino told me that there is a big museum of armour in Graz, and, indeed, there is!. There's also a plaque on the wall of the old city affirming that the Nazis were bad.