Dries Buytaert

Photos from June 2022

A person climbs a metal ladder to reach the newly completed second floor of a building under construction.
The concrete floor is in, meaning we can finally go upstairs! For the time being, there are no stairs yet. The original wooden beams will be elevated later, so they align with the new ceiling height.

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Partially built brick walls on the second floor of a barn, with a worker in the background.
Now the concrete floor is in, we can start building interior walls on the second floor.

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Two workers are building interior brick walls on the second floor of a barn under construction.
Building the new interior walls on the second floor.

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Two black buckets sit on the floor in front of a newly built brick wall with wet mortar.
The wall is so new that the mortar is still wet!

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Old wooden beam in the foreground, with newly installed windows in the background letting in natural light.
Foreground: old wooden beam to preserve the character of the house. Background: new windows to bring in extra light.

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A crane lifts construction supplies through an opening in the roof of a building under renovation.
Construction supplies are craned in through the roof. Eventually, a dormer will go here.

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Van in camping mode
Our van in camping mode; ready for the night. In the background, the towers of Ottobeuren Abbey in Germany.

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Outdoor café with red tablecloths in Innsbruck's old town, with people dining and pedestrians walking nearby.
The old town of Innsbruck in Austria.

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Camping near Innsbruck, Austria
The view from our campsite near Innsbruck, Austria.

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Four horses grazing in a grassy field near a campsite in Innsbruck, Austria.
Horses next to our campsite near Innsbruck, Austria.

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A close-up of a light brown horse with a white mane, surrounded by flies near a campsite in Innsbruck, Austria.
Horses next to our campsite near Innsbruck, Austria.

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A person sits in a rocking chair, looking at mountain views through a large window at a hotel.
Enjoying the views at Hotel Alpen Tesitin in the Dolomites.

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Hiking around Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Rifugio Auronzo, an Italian Alpine hut in the Tre Cime Natural Park. We parked our camper van on their parking lot and started hiking from this hut.

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A trail marker painted on a large rock. The marker shows that we are on trail 101 and/or 104.
We started with trail 101 from Rifugio Auronzo. From trail 101 we merged onto trail 105, looping the Tre Cime.

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Hiking around Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Rifugio Lavaredo, an Italian Alpine hut in the Three Peaks region at an altitude of 2,344 meters. The scenery is breathtaking.

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Vanessa standing in front of three giant mountain peaks.
The views in the Tre Cime area are mesmerizing. The famous Tre Cime peaks are partially shown in the background.

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A sole flower surrounded by rocks and mountains
Wild flowers are randomly seen throughout the Tre Cime terrain. I like how this flower claimed its place in the world.

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Vanessa standing on a rock, using her trekking poles to maintain her balance.
The path around Tre Cime is very rocky and not always easy to follow. There were still patches of snow to navigate around (not shown in photo). All in all, a very doable 10 kilometer hike.

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A woman in a black swimsuit stands in an outdoor infinity pool, looking at the mountains in the distance.
Vanessa in one of the outdoor infinity pools at Hotel Alpen Tesitin.

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An indoor-outdoor pool at Hotel Alpen Tesitin with large windows showing a mountain view.
The indoor-outdoor pool at Hotel Alpen Tesitin has a tranquil vibe.

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