travel austria hallien

Hallien, in the foothills of the Alps is the location of one of Austria's famous salt mines.
I took the mine tour with Wyatt, Nikki, Justice, and Alex.
It was quite similar to the Hallstatt Salt Mine tour.

TRAVEL: 2017...



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View of Hallien from Hallien Salt Mine, Austria, 2017.



Wyatt, Nikki, Justice, and Alex on mine train, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallilen, Austria, 2017.



Mine train moving through tunnel, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallien, Austria, 2017.



Justice and Nikki on miner's slide, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallien, Austria, 2017.



Display showing miner at work, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallien, Austria, 2017.



Display showing miner at work, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallien, Austria, 2017.



Display showing miner using "ladder," Hallien Salt Mine,Hallien, Austria, 2017.



Guide explains how political history effected mine's operation, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallien, Austria, 2017.



Flooded cavern in mine forms lake which visitors cross on raft, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallien, Austria, 2017.
We learned that areas of the mine were routinely flooded to leach salt from the rocks.



Signs in mine marking border between Austria and Germany, Hallien Salt Mine, Austria, 2017.



Sign showing mine ventilation and relative temperatures inside and outside mine, Hallien Salt Mine, Hallien, Austria, 2017.




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