We arrived in Salzburg, Austria and after a few wrong turns we made it to our hotel, Der Salzburger Hof. I was a little disappointed that it wasn't in the nicest are of the city BUT everyday breakfast was included, the rooms were clean, they had cheap internet, free parking, and the hotel TVs played The Sound of Music 24/7. What more could you ask for? The Gazebo room? Ok you got it!
We dropped our bags and went out walking.
We stopped in Mirabell Gardens which you might find familiar if you've ever seen The Sound of Music
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| the fountain they run around |
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| the tunnel they run through (I was thinking they biked through, but alas my memory failed me again) |
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| the fortress |
Scenes of the city:
The Dome:
Maria splashes in this fountain before heading off the the Von Trapp family
The Dome Church
that is not a real man on the gold ball:
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| creeepy guy |
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| on the tram up to the fortress |
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| going up, looking tired |
View from the top:
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| the house in the crossroads there is where the executioner used to live....no one wants to live near that guy! |
Inside the fortress was a puppet museum
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| I was Marta |
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| Trevor was Kurt |
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| Trevor Von Trapp is more like it |
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| these walls are old, very old |
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| A good spot for ice cream and a beer |
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| narrow streets built into rocks |
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| who lives here? |
Time for a snack:
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| yummy Balkan burgers |
After walking all over the city we headed back towards our hotel and stopeed by the old St. Augustine's brewery for some authentic monk-brewed beer....
The beer hall was pretty emtpy:
But we eventually found everyone outside:
On the walk home we found this rock:
3 comments:
I am homesick.....it's so beautiful.
Mom
Mom and Dad were spoiled to live here for a year. Want to send us, Mom and Dad?
Nein danke mein liebe, aber sie konnen zahlen fur mich!! (Only had to look up a few of those words...).
Mutti
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