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[scifan57]

Gorgeous!

You never know what you're going to get when the Sun comes up. Most of the time it's fairly dull looking but every so often you hit the jackpot.

 

[J. A.]

Lake Neusiedl today at noon

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[giradman]

Lake Neusiedl today at noon

Hi Johanna - great pics, as usual - I was curious about the lake and the presumed tour boats - below an amended Wiki quote (I added the miles & feet) and a map of the lake's location - close to some neat historic places, including Haydn's Eisenstadt - NOW, is the last statement about the depth, i.e. 1.8 m correct? If so, those must be pretty shallow draft boats? Dave

Lake Neusiedl (German: Neusiedler See) is the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, straddling the Austria-Hungarian border. The lake covers 315 km², of which 240 km² is on the Austrian side and 75 km² on the Hungarian side. From north to south, the lake is about 36 km (22 miles) long, and it is between 6 km (3.6 miles) and 12 km (7.2 miles) wide from east to west. On average, the lake's surface is 115.45 m above the Adriatic Sea and the lake is no more than 1.8 m (about 6 ft) deep.

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[scifan57]

Lake Neusiedl today at noon
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Wonderful pictures, Johanna, especially the swan. When do the boats start their season?

 

[J. A.]

Hi Johanna - great pics, as usual - I was curious about the lake and the presumed tour boats - below an amended Wiki quote (I added the miles & feet) and a map of the lake's location - close to some neat historic places, including Haydn's Eisenstadt - NOW, is the last statement about the depth, i.e. 1.8 m correct? If so, those must be pretty shallow draft boats? Dave



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Thank you, Dave!
The average depth of the lake varies between 1.5 and 1.8 m. There are a few bomb craters from WW II, which are about 2,5 to 3 m deep. The boats really are shallow.

 

[J. A.]

Wonderful pictures, Johanna, especially the swan. When do the boats start their season?

Thank you, Robert!

The season starts at Easter, when tourists start visiting our region. The main season for the boats is from May to September, though.

 

[scifan57]

Thank you, Robert!

The season starts at Easter, when tourists start visiting our region. The main season for the boats is from May to September, though.

You're welcome, Johanna.

 

[BobbyBoomer]

No pictures. It's the busy season for bands here in Florida, so I have limited time off (spent learning new songs mostly).

But I wanted to check in and say "Hi".

Bob

 

[J. A.]

Sunset today was without clouds. The plane trails made the whole thing more interesting, or else it would have looked lame.

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[scifan57]

Sunset today was without clouds. The plane trails made the whole thing more interesting, or else it would have looked lame.
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Both pictures are very nice. The con-trails really do make for a much more interesting view. The second one is my favourite.

 

[J. A.]

Both pictures are very nice. The con-trails really do make for a much more interesting view. The second one is my favourite.

Thank you!
You're right, the second one looks better.

 

[giradman]

No pictures. It's the busy season for bands here in Florida, so I have limited time off (spent learning new songs mostly).

But I wanted to check in and say "Hi".

Hi Bob - glad to see you back here! Next week, Susan & I are going for a 5-day trip to St. Pete's Beach staying at the Don CeSar (first pic) - already have a few day trips planned, including one to Tarpon Springs - want to take a sponge boat tour and have a great lunch at one of the Greek restaurants there - will only be our second visit!

Then a recent decision to go to a part of Florida never visited before after dozens of visits to that state, i.e. a trip to the Panhandle in May - decided to stay between Panama City & Ft. Walton Beach - will fly into Tallahassee and get there w/ a rental car - planning a day trip to Pensacola, 5 nights at the WaterColor Resort (last two pics), and then a night in the state capital - love to visit the capitol buildings and the state history museums - we're excited about both trips!

In between in April, we'll drive down to the Georgia coast for a stay on Jekyll Island & Savannah for 5 nights - we seem to come alive in the spring, so for those interested in my travelogues, expect a few upcoming ones - Dave
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[giradman]

For all of the 'cute couples' on the planet - Susan posted today on her FB page from George Takei's blog which she likes to follow (source of the drawing HERE) - Dave
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[scifan57]

A 2005 1st generation Mac mini that I picked up for $50.00. It's running OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.

 

[J. A.]

A few pictures from our visit to a gardener yesterday

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