To the City Hall in the old town ...
... colorful trams ...
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... on the Herrengasse, the main street.
On Hauptplatz, the City Hall Square ...
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Main entrance to the city hall or Rathaus ...
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In the boardroom of the Rathaus ...
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Yasmine and Cathy with their Austrian student tutor
Little snack after the welcome speech ...
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Views to the Hauptplatz from the balcony of the Rathaus ...
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Top of the photo, the Clock Tower of the Schlossberg
Behind the Rathaus ...
... in the courtyard of the Landhaus which houses the headquarters of the regional government ...
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... hides a welcoming little devil.
Near the Rathaus, the Herzoghof with its frescoed front of local history.
On the Herrengasse, the door of the former Arsenal houses the tourist office ...
... guarded by a knight (very) short clothed.
Traditional Austrian outfits
Inside a nearby chapel ...
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Walk in the old town ...
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... to get to the Glockenspielplatz at 3 pm ...
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... and listen to the Glockenspiel (the chime) ...
... which rings 4 times daily.
Towards ...
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Near the cathedral, the castle ...
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Imperial bakery with wood carved frontage ...
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... bearing the arms of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Back in the old town ...
The palace courtyard of the Knights of the Teutonic Order and its Gothic arches
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Spanish Consulate
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Square in front of the Schlossberg hill
Staircase and elevator entrance that leads to Schlossberg
Hard to climb ... (or pretend?)
At the top of the Schlossberg ...
The Clock Tower
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Bastion of the guns of the Military Museum where Napoleon stayed ...
Graz panorama from the summit ...
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The Kunsthaus museum of modern art
Return by funicular