Burgenland and its wonderful Villages.

Actually, Burgenland and its wonderful suburbs.

Walking around so many of Burgenlands little villages, has shown me two things. First, everyone is so friendly and trusting. There I am, looking rather " odd " , trying to keep the sun at bay ( cap etc ) and marching all over the neighbourhoods. Hardly anyone worries or cares that a stranger is passing by with flyers in her hand. In fact, when I see villagers they come to the fence and take the flyer from me and thank me as well !

Secondly, I wish you could see the how stunning most of these villages are. The gardens of most houses are almost always a showpiece. Each one different, yet beautiful at the same time. The lawns are well manicured, the trees have all had their appropriate haircut and the pathways offer themselves to be walked upon. Simply breathtaking at times.

A lot of these Burgenland villages have a romantic and fairytale feel and layout. Streets and lanes are curvey and interesting, sometimes even leading to a dead end. The church is mostly in the middle, with the church tower visible from miles away. They themselves are possibly a few hundred years old. Whenever I walk passed an old church, I try to imagine all its history. All the birth, weddings and funerals that took place through the ages.

What gives these villages its charming character is that a lot of these house and farms are old and sturdy. Walls of the old style are mostly 60cm thick, inside as well ( our house has these thick walls, and it keeps the warmth in winter and is cool in summer ). Typical Burgenland architecture. The different colours are soothing to look at, except for the odd few psychedelic ones. Original Burgenland house colors are a pale yellow with dark green window shutters.

Both Bob and I have received a little " nudge " in our backsides. Seeing how house and garden proud everyone is here, has made us determined to get our garden into a proud neighbourhood feature. A lot of our villagers drive past or walk past our house periodically, to see if and what we are doing ! It will take some time, seeing that our house stood empty for four years...and we are both not blessed with a green thumb !

Biggi

The wonderful Badersdorf. This is only part of it as I did not want to walk around with flyers and camera...

The Village called Rust is definitly worth a visit.

This is a nice example of a Burgenland home with the nice colouring.

Not a village, but I wanted to show you one view from the vineyards of Deutsch-Schuetzen.