A journey to the origins of my family

[Werner Berghofer]

Part 1: A few impressions from a three weeks/672 miles journey via bicycle to the origins of my family near the borders between Austria and the Czech Republic (my mother’s family) and Hungary (my father’s family):

[Werner Berghofer]

Part 2: A few impressions from a three weeks/672 miles journey via bicycle to the origins of my family near the borders between Austria and the Czech Republic (my mother’s family) and Hungary (my father’s family):

[Werner Berghofer]

Part 3: A few impressions from a three weeks/672 miles journey via bicycle to the origins of my family near the borders between Austria and the Czech Republic (my mother’s family) and Hungary (my father’s family):

[Werner Berghofer]

Part 4: A few impressions from a three weeks/672 miles journey via bicycle to the origins of my family near the borders between Austria and the Czech Republic (my mother’s family) and Hungary (my father’s family):

[Werner Berghofer]

Last part: A few impressions from a three weeks/672 miles journey via bicycle to the origins of my family near the borders between Austria and the Czech Republic (my mother’s family) and Hungary (my father’s family):











My mother died at the age of 70 back in 1998, my father in 2014. He was nearly 82 years old.

The whole album titled “Unterwegs/On the road” (currently 324 photos) is available here, unfortunately in reverse chronological order when viewed with a desktop browser:
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g532ODWJEZCh6

One important thing for me is that I was able to control the pace of the journey. Most of my (visual) memories of the landscapes and neighborhoods originated from 50 years ago, from a child’s perspective on the back seat of my parent’s car. I don’t own a driver’s license, I don’t like cars. In my opinion nothing compares to walking or using a bicycle when attempting to get in touch with a landscape or a urban area, to experience and develop an awareness of the distance.

The image descriptions are available in German only. Sorry for the image quality; the pictures were taken with an ancient Apple iPhone 4. Thank you for watching and your patience ;-)

[brian2957]

Beautiful images Werner . It must be fantastic to revisit all your childhood memories . Fortunately for me I've lived in the area where I was born and brought up most of my life and only have to travel a couple of miles to relive those memories. I lived away for a few years in Bristol but missed the place so much I returned to live where I am now .

[Werner Berghofer]

Brian,

It must be fantastic to revisit all your childhood memories.

yes, it was a fantastic journey, although sometimes painful for body and soul, but that was what I was looking for. Being an elderly guy, nearly 60 years old and with a reduced lung volume due to COPD, feeling the heavy pannier bags on my bicycle’s rear wheel somewhere on an uphill road, I became aware that this was actually a private and personal pilgrimage back to my own roots and to my own core. I don’t believe in religion, churches and gods, but this journey was rich and deep in achieving knowledge and experience.

Werner.

[AlfaGTV]

Thanks for sharing Werner, and you should be very proud of the images!
They are both pleasant to look at and also makes me want to travel to these parts!

[Werner Berghofer]

Mike,

They are both pleasant to look at and also makes me want to travel to these parts!

thank you for your kind words. If there’s a way for you to visit these parts of Austria, I wholeheartedly encourage you to start your journey. In return to your plans I’m thinking about a bicycle trip to Sweden and Norway.

Werner.

[struth]

Would appear to be Hungary... Inscription say something like Forgiveness. Do not you go down to the day of wrath. Its very distictive and a lo vely street