May 1 is celebrated as a labour day in much of the world, but in Austria it’s celebrated with beer and a maypole, rather than riots and protests. We headed to the Salzburger Freilichtmuseum (German) or open-air museum to check out the lederhosen, dirndls and beer…
The May Day celebrations are held in the Salzburger Freilicht Open Air Museum, housing dozens of houses transported from around Austria. Lederhosen and dirndls are dress de jour. A horse and cart, carrying families around the park.If horse and cart don’t work for you, try the train. Like these guys did. The goal is to climb the maypole, towering above the second story of nearby buildings. A temporary beer garden is set up around the maypole Musicians are well supplied throughout the event.Wooden handbag, anyone? Rocking the style. Most successful attempts were done with few clothes. We had a beer and walk with some of the folks from Villa Cicubo in Salzburg. There are dozens of beautifully restored buildings. Walking towards the maypole. Spirits and distilled and sold at one farmhouse… Perfect!
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Podcaster and writer Craig Martin has been living on the road since leaving Auckland, New Zealand in February 2006. With a degree in Media Studies and English plus a penchant for Coleridge, he's still travelling. Craig runs the web development company Performance Foundry and podcasts at the Indie Travel Podcast.
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