Category: By Country
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Benches from the Past
Recently I had the chance to visit one of the remote temple areas in Vietnam. The ruines looked a bit like the famous temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, but seemed to be much smaller. It also appeared to me that the site was hit by bombs during the Vietnam war in the 60s and…
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Tegernsee
This bench is frequently used, since one doesn`t have to walk too far to get there.
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Elbigenalp
What a coincidence to come around the corner, tired from hiking along the Lechweg in the hot sun since some hours and suddenly finding a place to rest in the cool shadow. Shadow that didn’t last for long – it even seemed to wait for us….
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Formarinsee
Then of course the exciting bench above the tiny lake “Formarinsee”. The place the Formarinsee connects a little creek running out of another lake, the Spullersee, is called the “source” of the river Lech. Here you see the bench that let us rest and enjoy the beautiful panorama above the Formarinsee on 1793m altitude.
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Alpe di Siusi VIII – Via Crucis last cross
Following the Via Crucis further towards the Plattkofel you will naturally get to the last cross of the via crucis. As with other via crucis, the last cross is the biggest, highest, most beautiful etc. Same here. However, as the earlier one with the really basic bench already indicated – the stations were not very colorful…
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Alpe di Siusi VII – Via Crucis bench
Another hike you can make around Alpe di Siusi is from the Cable Car Florian at the bottom of the Plattkofel mountain up to the peak of the Plattkofel. Shortly after you left the Cable Car the hike starts and the first part is a Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross. These kind of…
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Alpe di Siusi VI – Horseteethpass 2490
One possibility to get back to the Alpe di Siusi plateau from the Schlern House is via the Tierser Alm and descending from there. To get to the “gate” for the descent you pass by the Tierser Alm (of course you will have a stop inside and by the way, the Tierser Alm is a…
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Alpe di Siusi V – Wood on rocks
Continuing the hike up to the Schlern Haus the trail is getting steeper and smaller, trees and plants getting less, rocks become the dominant material around around you. At one place beside the small rocky trail it looks like a wooden bench has grown out of the steep rock wall beside you. A simple tree…
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Alpe di Siusi IV – The fallen trees
Continuing the trail from Compatsch to the Schlern House, gaining some hight, in one of the turns of the trail you see something, which in the first view just looks like two fallen trees. Well, of course you can use a fallen tree to sit on, but you would not call it in the first instant…
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Alpe di Siusi III – Dragon-Water-Bench
On the way from Compatsch, the village on Alpe di Siusi where the Cable Car ends, to the Schlern House, on top of the Schlern Moutain Group, you find many benches beside the trail. Especially on last part of the hike when it is going steep uphill, you appreciate to take a comfortable seat on…
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Alp di Siusi, II – Gostner Schwaige
Again, it is about the view. Mentally I was dragged back and forth whether I should post this bench or not. I nearly felt a bit sorry for this bench. She is located pretty close, only a couple of meters above the Gostner Schwaige. So, if you come from the mountains from a hiking tour, exhausted, thirsty and…
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Alp di Siusi, I – Luxury
This is the first of a series of benches discovered on a weekend trip on the Alp di Siusi in the Southern Tyrolean Dolomites in Italy. Alp di Siusi is the largest Alpine meadow on an altitude between 1650 – 2350, with mountains around, reaching more than 3000 m height. To give you an impression with what luxury…
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The Iconic – “Casa Maria sunset bench”
There are some benches out there which have an iconic status. Benches which emotionally, historically, location-wise, view-wise or in other terms stay for eternity in the memories and hearts of the people who had the pleasure to get to know such a bench. The Casa Maria sundown bench at the beach of the Canarian Island La…
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Three Little Sisters
It is a pitty that those 3 little benches are a bit to small and sitting on them can be a bit painfull for the elderly. For kids they arenthe ideal place to rest for a while. The three little sisters can be found in Singapore in the West Coast Park. West Coast Park is…
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Lady in White
Despite her beauty and elegance and despite passing by a lot of times, I had not developed a desire for the beauty o this bench. It could be that the location is the culprit. The bench is located before you reach the entrance of Hort Park. A little park unnoticed by tourists visiting Singapore. Then…
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Park Bench
On my last visit to Germany I visited the Europa Park, one of the major and biggest leisure parks in Europa. You can forget about Disney Park, this is the place you got to go if you want to become a roller coaster expert. There are enough benches to sit in case your legs are…
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Near Lake “Koenig”
This little bench crossed my path while making a walk at Lake “Koenig”. It looked nice, it’s feet were made of tree logs, but I didn’t sit on it. A bit too low to get up easily considering my back pain. And the view was not great either as it was in the middle of…
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Old Lady
This is a bench which has served many ass’ in its life. I found it in a quiet sideroad of Berchtesgaden. Berchtesgaden is a famous German village in the German Alps, known for it’s great location for tourists to conquer the various mountains in the region. I like this kind of simple benches as they…
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Picnic
Solid robust and without doubt, this bench is square, practical, rightsized and made to sit. The bench itself sits under a tree with amble shade. Good shade to prevent the hot summer sun to spoil the picnic.
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Something Special
It is not common practice to show and talk about the extraordinary in the very beginning of an unfolding story. I want to defeat a bit of gravity and show you the special one first. The bench shown is both, special in form and special in location. I myself have spent a sunny afternoon on…