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Remarkable Benches Around The World.

  • “Schwabinger Bänke” – Benches in Schwabing

    Get on a bike and explore Schwabing. You will be surprised. You will not find the Schwabing of the 70s anymore. In case you do not know Schwabing. Schwabing is a famous if not the most famous suburb of Munich. Some Schwabinger might be angry now, as I call Schwabing a suburb and not the…

  • “Women Island” in Chiemsee

    This picture was taken in December 2016 on the Fraueninsel, a very small island in the Chiemsee (also known as the  Bavarian Sea), a lake in the very south of Germany – almost kissing Austria. We were visiting a Christmas market set on this tiny island of 300 inhabitants, spread over a width of 300 meter…

  • Kochelsee Picnic bench

    This bench is just waiting for visitors who like to rest for a picnic with a beautiful view on the lake of Kochel. It was too cold that day in March 2016, but the view was very nice on the Bavarian pre-alp landscape.  

  • The TOP 5

    Just have a break and watch some of the most amazing benches in the world

  • Vienna MumoK

    If Karo continues with her contributions like this she will make it to the bencher of the year (pretty sure she already made it for Q1). These benches are again in Vienna, in front of the Museum of Modern Art or in Austrian language “Museum für Moderns Kunscht” 😉 (MumoK). The benches are art in…

  • DIY – Make your own bench

    Now, this is something completely new on this blog. Have you ever thought about to make your own bench. Taking hammer, nail and wood in your own hands? Here it is. Check it out, if you can make your own bench.

  • Grand View from a Bench

    It was a hot day in Singapore. I mean unreasonably hot. Otherwise I could not imagine, why this solid and ergonomically correct bench was not occupied. Really hard to understand, that nobody sat on this bench, as the views in all directions are urbanicular. Urbanicular is a new word and means “a spectacular urban view”.…

  • Vienna’s oldest Bankerl

    Karo is definitely hooked to benching. And her contributions are always good for nominations for the top ten benches. Like this one. We claim it to be the oldest bench in Vienna (at least as long as we are not proven differently). The bench is located in the south tower of the “Stephansdom” in Vienna.…

  • Shopping in Vienna

    Even when shopping in Vienna Karo is benching. She seems to be hooked to benching 😉 The shop where this picture is taken is close to the “Hofburg” in Vienna. This is not just shopping. This is luxury shopping (did not expect anything different from Karo 😉 And so is the bench. Luxury bench to…

  • Designer Bench

    After not having contributed for a while and seeing the bench community growing by the month, I felt obliged to add a bench from a different genre. A bench, which might never provide a view towards mountains or anything nature. I didn’t find it while hiking or jogging. I found it while surfing. Do not…

  • Badbank

    Another great contribution from Kille. I guess we need to sort this bench under the exception benches since the definition does not work for the first criteria, “comfortable seating”. Nevertheless, the bench has more than deserved to show up here. For sure the first criteria has applied in the past and the view has some mystery.…

  • Laubbank at 51.999522 / 9.252539

    Another extraordinary contribution from a new bencher. When telling my good old friend Kille (Friedrich-Wilhelm Reineke in real life) from the bench blog, the enthusiasm was nordic-exited. This was back when the Alp de Siusi bench-series was born. Not much reaction since then. However, the topic came up again when he visited Munich in March…

  • Chaiselongue am Alatsee

    It seems that it became too dangerous for our bench-war-correspondent to continue the investigation on the unknown bench builder(s) along the S6 in Munich. So Karoline took a break to relax from the dangerous and exhaustive detective work and she found a bench which truly invites for a relaxing break – the one and only…

  • Alongside S6 – The Saga continues I

    Bench No. 4 from the “Alongside S6 Munich” is history, long live No. 5. Got these days an update from Karoline. Bench No. 4 seemed to be destroyed or dismantled. Very, very unclear situation. Could well be that the original builder of the bench No. 4 just dismantled it – might be he was not…

  • Alongside S6 Munich

    The following series is a “donation” from my dear colleague Karoline. The story is a weird and strange one but I believe it is true as Karoline is not a person who makes things up. So, here is the story: she told me that she is doing here jogging exercise regularly alongside the S6. That…

  • Opposite Alpe di Siusi – Latzfoner Cross

    Here is a contribution from my colleague Karoline. Obviously she is a fan of South Tirol. And specifically of the Plattkofel. She even went to the other side of the Alpe di Siusi to have a better view onto the Plattkofel. And indeed the view is just great.

  • Hermitage upper VGR

    Another inevitable bench hub in the Valle Gran Rey are the benches around the Hermitage in the upper VGR. On several tours you have to pass by at this church  either when ascending to the mountains or when returning back from a tour. In any case it is a distance which is good for a…

  • La Vizcaina

    A resting place after a long hike on La Gomera is traditionally the Bar La Vizcaina. It is in the upper part of Valle Gran Rey (Retamal). A Garbanza or Carne di Cabra or just a beer for refreshment outside on the bench in front of the bar.

  • Highgladly (Hochgern)

    Hiking in the Bavarian Alps is a challenging exercise for a bencher. There are so many benches on the way up to the hill. You can’t post them all. You need to make choices. Select which ones gonna make it to the blog. Which ones do have it, comfort and view and/or something special. Roughly on half way…

  • Easter Lakes (Osterseen) – Ivy bench

    South of Munich there are a couple of lakes. A bit further south of the famous Starnberger Lake you can find the Osterseen (Easter Lakes). This is a moor area with more than 20 small lakes, created during the last ice age when the glaciers were melting (well, unfortunately they still are melting) Every now and then you…

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