Austria Archives - Border Crossing Shots and shouts from extensive independent travel Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:19:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://border-cross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-travel-32x32.png Austria Archives - Border Crossing 32 32 A Gargoyle in Vienna, Austria https://border-cross.com/europe/austria/a-gargoyle-in-vienna-austria/ Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:34:45 +0000 http://border-cross.com/?p=1115 The most common belief is that this incredible figure of the Gothic ages is a protector, keeping evil away from the buildings and their occupants.

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]]> A Cherub in Vienna, Austria https://border-cross.com/europe/austria/a-cherub-in-vienna-austria/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:02:19 +0000 http://border-cross.com/?p=1051 The cherub, or child, bears a heavy load, holding a pot with ivory vines growing from it and the additional weight of a pile of snow. The weight and the cherub’s downcast eyes invoke a sentimental sadness.

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