Bürglalm — Restaurant in Dienten am Hochkönig

Ich wurde vom Besitzer der Bürglalm angegriffen. Er rammte seinen Staubsauger immer und immer wieder in mich hinein und schob mich hinter den Tresen, während er schrie.

I WAS ATTACKED BY THE OWNER OF THE BÜRGLALM

This review is a warning to all women, especially lone travelers. I was attacked by the owner of the Bürglalm, a man whom I have since learned from locals is named Anton.

On Thursday, September 7th, I had a wonderful day spent hiking in Mühlbach with a local guide set up by their tourist office. It was only my 2nd day in Austria, and I was visiting from Sweden. As soon as I arrived in Dienten, around 4:15pm, I asked the innkeeper at Dorfstub'n, where I was staying, if there would be any alms open at 5pm (because the ski lift closes at 5pm), and she recommended the Bürglalm, speculating that they would probably be open for a while after the lift stopped running.

So, I took up the lift--it was stunningly beautiful up there--and I made it to the Bürglalm a few minutes before 5pm. There was a table of customers sitting outside, which was reassuring. I went inside to double-check that they were still open, asked the workers inside (whom I have since learned is a family) if they were open, and a very kind, blonde, young woman said, "Yes, we are open. Please sit outside and we will come to you with a menu." I sat outside next to the other customers and admired the sublimity of the sunny mountains. This beatific experience would soon disintegrate into fear and terror. I ended up only ordering a glass of wine and received the wine along with a glass of water. I never saw the server again.

Since it was not very busy, I did not want to stay long, as I didn't know when they might be closing and did not want to hold them up. So, when I saw the table next to me begin to stir, I decided to go inside to pay for my glass of wine, as well as bring in the glasses for them, trying to be as accommodating as possible. I also didn't want to end up in a foreign area alone. It was about 5:30pm at this point. Unfortunately, German is not one of the languages I speak, and English is not widely spoken in this area (one of the very reasons I chose to come to Hochkönig--it seems to have escaped American hegemony and feels culturally authentic).

I walked inside with my two empty glasses to pay, and a man was vacuuming the floor & said something to me in German. I bashfully replied, "I am so sorry, but I do not speak German." And he began shouting at me, moving aggressively toward me as he vacuumed, shouting, "GET OUT! GO! LEAVE! WE CLOSED!" I said I needed to pay, then shock began to set in, as his rage kept building, & this man, at least a foot taller than I am, proceeded to pursue me yelling at me in German and the English, "GET OUT!" There is nothing I wanted to do more than leave, yet I was being intimidated & pushed deeper into the restaurant, behind the counter, into the kitchen. He was blocking my exit, and I desperately began seeking someone's eye contact. A woman in her 60s turned the corner and busied herself with cleaning (I have since learned from locals that this is the owner's wife), and she witnessed this surreal rage and of her husband. Then, suddenly, he chased me with his vacuum, ramming it into my feet over and over, blocking my way, and striking absolute terror into my entire being. His wife, once she saw his attacking me with a vacuum, said something in German like, "Stop, go back." But it certainly was not forceful enough. He retreated, I paid the son for the wine, & escaped.

This is the scariest encounter I have ever had with a stranger. Women should be able to travel alone without being subjected to abuse. This event haunted me for the rest of my trip, & may never disappear. I immediately reported him to my innkeeper, as well as the tourist office in Dienten the following day. That is how I was able to identify the man; the woman at the tourist office pulled up a picture of the family, and asked if it was one of them. It was the owner. If he were in Sweden, he would be in jail,...

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