Walter, our generous host for the weekend
Tom, his able assistant
Walter's rather large 700-year-old house
The inner courtyard
The living room
Walter is a dab hand in the kitchen. Here a breakfast that he rustled up in no time.
The lake he lives right on: the Attersee.
The town hall of the town of Attersee
We get our cameras out and do the tourist thang
That "cute Alpine village" look that Austria does so well
A tiny monastery on an island...
...with a truly butt-ugly Mary
The inner courtyard had a traditional Christmas market
An arty shot of Christian's ear in the Christmas market
The monastery by night
Scary "Krampus": they drive out the evil spirits of winter
They also appear to drive out people dressed as bishops!
This Krampus festival in Attersee is the biggest in the Alps
