Road Trip: Salzburg, AT

After leaving Oberammergau, we continued onto Austria.   From O'Gau, it was about a 2-1/2 hour drive to Salzburg, Austria.  And if you saw my last post, this is where the Sound of Music was filmed.   Before leaving on our road trip, we introduced this movie to the boys.  They loved it, of course, and it made going to Salzburg that much more special.   We only spent a day & a night in this beautiful, classy city, but we had a great time.  

 

 

 

If you want, you can take a Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg.  Our hotel was even playing the film on certain nights a week.   Since we were limited in time, we just walked the city ourselves. 

 

 

Salzach River

 

Salzburg~ see the castle perched up in the distance?

 

 

Pretty river city

 

Mirabell Gardens

Part of the movie, Sound of Music, takes place in this garden.  The kids from the movie are running through it..singing and dancing.

 

Gorgeous

 

Ever-the-climber, Aidan

 

 

Peek-a-boo!

 

 

 

Dwarf Garden!

 

haha!

 

 

Having fun with these guys!

 

:P

 

 

Beautiful day for a stroll through the gardens

 

lovely

 

 

 

 

Walking around Salzburg

 

I just love these wrought iron store signs!

 

 

Umbrella store

 

 

Musical Instrument store

 

 

 

Shopping street near where Mozart lived

 

 

 

The home of Mozart (from birth 'til about 17 years old)

 

 

 

It was very powerful seeing the crucifix in all these cities during Passion Week.

 

 

 

We listened to the church chime its bells in this square (or gong them more like)

 

 

Chess anyone?

(There appeared to be a serious match going on)

 

 

We were in Salzburg the day before Palm Sunday and saw lots of people buying or carrying these palms on a stick.

 

 

 

Touring the castle....Festung Hohensalzburg

 

 

Beautiful view from the Panorama Restaurant where we had lunch

 

 

 

Loving up C!

 

 

Aidan is really pulling off this Bavarian thing well!  ;)

 

 

Sound of Music filmed their lake shots here.  This is not the Von Trapp home that was used in the film though.

 

 

Pretty mountains & sky

 

 

snow-capped and all

 

 

Colin just wouldn't do the whole "look out and ponder the view" photo!  :P

 

 

 

 

Inside the castle grounds

 

 

 

View out of the river side of Salzburg

 

 

Very nice city!

 

 

The S Men!

 

 

So long...farewell....!

 

 

 

Next up:  Innsbruck