vaduz, liechtenstein (LI)

our 2nd stop after leutkirch / DE on the way to matterhorn / CH was the mini state of liechtenstein. we've slept in the hotel vaduzer hof in the capital vaduz which was operated by machines + check-in terminals + key cards ... well, the room was much to expensive + small, the view from our balcony great and the breakfast quite fine. anyway, the best was our hotel's central location next to the town hall and to the pedestrian zone. so we could enjoy the 5,000 souls small city in the evening and the castle above it next morning 😃

just in case you didnt know, there are approx 41,000 people in liechtenstein, they speak german, use the swiss franc as their currency and their country code (car) plate is FL (= fürstentum liechtenstein). besides all their banks + investment funds which utilize liechtenstein's special legal status outside the EU, there is also quite a lot industry (e.g. hilti drilling machines which employs worldwide about 34,000 people) and tourism ...

the vaduz castle is the place where the prince / monarch still lives

vaduz as seen from the castle hill

the yellow building is our vaduzer hof

view from our balcony  = castle + town hall

town hall

liechtenstein views

liechtenstein views

arts?

arts?

the pedestrian zone ...

1904

pedestrian zone + the church on the right side

arts in the church's wall?

my non-alcoholic coctail was twice es expensive as in germany ...

finally a nice new building ~ it was some arts institute / school

das rote haus (the red house) from the early 14th century

the vaduz castle = 

= the liechtenstein castle

vaduz, pedestrian zone

the town hall with lichtenstein's red-blue flag

vaduz ~ pedestrian zone, town hall, castle

few more pictures here.