Sillweger Aussichtswarte and Airpower16

 Today we went on our first longer outing closer to the mountains. Feldbach is in the southeast of Austria and more hilly than mountainous. We took a trip northwest to Zeltweg, closer to the mountains and where one of Europes biggest airshows is happening (thanks Dad for pointing it out to us). We hadn't told the kids, so they were really surprised when they saw planes leaving smoke trails and doing loopings.
We had decided to not go to the main event but instead hike up to a lookout point nearby. Our walk took us past a wonderful old farm, on some very narrow paths and in the end we were able to see the whole show from a safe distance from the noice and crowds.

 
 Going on an outing like this you realise that Austria is so much smaller than Sweden. We drove less than two hours one way, and the scenery was completely different. The motorway wound its way through the mountains and we drove through more than 10 tunnels each way. The rolling hills turned into steep and jagged cliff faces and mountains. On the way home we saw valleys covered in the shadow of the mountains.

One of my highlights of the day was a MiG29 passing close overhead with both afterburners thundering - I managed to warn the kids so they covered their ears just in time.