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Entry: Austria - a virtual tour: Styria - A87795995
Author: Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor - U1314679

The 5th part of the tour.

I spent quite a lot of time in this state when I was a child because we often spent the holidays at the farm of some relatives.

I always end up hungry when I read these articles of yours – if I had the time and money I'd really love to see a lot of these places (and eat genuine Austrian food).

'Like an alien blob of ooze the modern arts museum flows between the historic buildings and their red tiled roofs.' – Great image!

A few minor questions, I'm afraid.

'is recognized as a UNESCO world heritage.' – I'd say World Heritage Site.
'32,000 weapons and armours' – is that suits of armour?
outdoor museum – again, normally 'open-air museum'
Riegersbugr – Should that be 'Riegersburg' if 'burg' means castle? True, I don't speak German and haven't been to Austria, but it looked a bit wrong. Feel free to ignore me.

Regarding the church in Mariazell that has attracted pilgrims since the 13th Century – out of curiousity, is there a famous saint or relic associated with the church, or were the pilgrims just after the gingerbread?

'From the racing mountain stram to the highest peaks there is a difference in high of 1800 m' – Can I just ask if you can clarify that from the stream to the highest peaks there is a difference in height of 1,800m, or do you mean that the highest peaks are 1,800m high?

'For almost 1000 years the monks have collected about 200,000 books in their huge library' – I know how they feel – I think I've done the same with my books in the loft... This sentence reminds me that I really must sort them out.

1) A87793915 - Austria (And What to do Once you are There)
2) A87795959 - Austria - a virtual tour: Vorarlberg
3) A87795968 - Austria - a virtual tour: Tyrol
4) A87795977 - Austria - a virtual tour: Salzburg
5) A87795986 - Austria - a virtual tour: Carinthia
-> A87795995 - Austria - a virtual tour: Styria
7) A87796002 - Austria - a virtual tour: Upper Austria
8) A87796011 - Austria - a virtual tour: Lower Austria
9) A87796020 - Austria - a virtual tour: Vienna
10 A87796039 - Austria - a virtual tour: Burgenland

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In Mariazell there is a small wooden statue of Mary which I think was responsible for miracles.

I mean that from the stream to the mountain top it's 1800m.

Yes, books can do that.
This is the library: http://www.stiftadmont.at/_images/fotosgross/stift/BIBLIOT1.JPG
They obviously also have one of the world's most important collections of flies.

Is it worth adding a footnote to the sentence about the natural history collection to mention the flies.

I spend a bit of time talking about natural history collections (as a thing to study in their own right) so this fact did catch my eye.

I added it.

Nice one.

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