Sillian, East Tirol
Yesterday
was the second day after the last three weeks, during which the Sun
shone from the bluest of blue skies.
The
decision to drive 200 km to the East Tirolean town of 'Sillian”
was an easy one to make.
I
should have stayed home: Then I would not have run into a Radar trap
which allegedly clocked me doing 130 km/h on a 100 Zone. In addition
to this the cop gave me a hard time, since, due to the total,
Pandemic caused lock-down, he said, I should not have been on the
road at all.
Oh,
well, that's the way it goes and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
What
bothered me more than anything was the cop's aggressive and
unfriendly behavior, which gives the whole force a bad name.
Yes,
I know, I should not have exceeded the posted speed limit, and the cop just did his job!
Nevertheless,
here are some pictures of this Valley.
As
you drive along, there is a hill range, swiftly changing into a
mountain range on the right. Then two lanes of highway, ( one lane
each way)
A
narrow riverbed snakes along, beside the road. Then there is a
Railroad track and then a narrow strip of land, all of it squeezed
between the hill on your right and a steep wall of a mountain on your
left.
Just
when you think that all of this is a bit oppressive, the Valley opens
up into still green meadow land, Pitch black and white (or nearly
white) sheep graze in absolute peace.
A
small herd of cows, contentedly ruminating, rest in the sparse shade
of some now almost leafless trees.
And
then, into this scene of tranquility and quiet contemplation comes
the howling of a cop-car and the expectation of a speeding ticket in
the mail.
“Kinda
wrecks your mood”.........
The Church of Sillian, in the Province of East Tirol.
There must be an interesting story
behind the two totally different steeples.