Today we got to visit an Austrian castle from the 1400 - 1600s. The castle is Rosenburg castle near Horn Austria, North west of the Haus. We saw a demonstration of falconry that has been practiced throughout history for centuries, but was very popular in the 15th century Austria. The would take turns sending the birds back and forth between two handlers flying very low over the crowd sometimes a wing feather grazing you as it flew by. We had a picnic lunch and toured the castle. Lots of pictures of the event and the castle.
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rosenburg.atWhen we returned home, we were back to our assignments preparing the meal and dish room for me after dinner.
We took a hike through the woods to the monastery down the road to listen to vespers (evening prayers). This monastery is somewhat famous because the Pope visits here occasionally and they have recorded a Chant audio CD.
http://www.stift-heiligenkreuz.at
Off to sleep and tomorrow the students arrive and we go into full-speed mode for the next two weeks.
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