Salzburg!

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So for my first overnight adventure I took off for Salzburg, Austria! It was great! I actually had company on the train the majority of the way, but then discovered the city solo. It was a great day on Wednesday: warm and sunny. The hostel I was in was very close to the old city, just across the river!
When I got there I dropped my bag and headed out. I walked around and saw the Dom, or Cathedral, saw Mozartplatz, or the statue of Mozart, then headed up to this old castle on a hill overlooking the whole city. I walked up, so I was a sweaty mess when I got up there. But the entrance fee allowed you to have a free audio-tour of the tower, which provided a great view of all of Salzburg as well as the countryside around it.
For the rest of the day I just walked around, did some window shopping, enjoyed some pastry and chocolate, and found a beautiful park to rest in. It was great.
Yay- I found a vegetarian Indian restaurant for dinner. It was sooo good and I FEASTED. The guy even gave me free power-balls for dessert. Not exactly sure what that was except chocolate and coconut 😊 And then I crashed.
The next morning came the Sound of Music Tour! It was a 4-hour tour and the soundtrack was playing literally the entire time. It was awesome. We saw the gazebo, the lake where they all fell out into the water, the abbey where Maria was, and got to drive way out in the country to see the lake region. We also saw the Church where the wedding scene was filmed. It was actually raining all during the tour, so it was ok to be on the bus. The tour guide actually started singing at one point- not cool. But it was totally worth it.
After the tour, I met back up with my friend who decided to come into Salzburg and we just had a drink and headed back on the train for Munich. We had a great dinner in Munich and then headed home to Garmisch! So it was a great trip, and I was very proud of myself for going solo. It was a very good experience. And Salzburg was amazing. Not too big, not too small- just right. And I got my fill of Do A Deer and Edelweiss 😊

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Photos

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The Dom, or Cathedral

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The statue of Mozart in Mozartplatz

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The view of Salzburg

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Me with Salzburg :)

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Playing with the camera... Salzburg in black and white!

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What I climbed up to to get all the "Salzburg from above" shots. I was very hot and sweaty- but it was worth it!

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Cool little shopping street

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Mozart's house! At 7Euro to get in, I decided a picture was good enough.

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The river through the city

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A nice park I relaxed in during the afternoon

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Playing with the camera again- still in the park

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Salzburg at night... so pretty!

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"I am 16 going on 17"... yes, the gazebo!

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This is the lake where Maria and the kids fell out of the boat! You know- when they meet the Baroness sopping wet? How cool!

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Maria's Abbey

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Sweet... pit stop on the tour for some tabogganing!

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One of the lakes we passed on the tour- the lake region out in the countryside is absolutely beautiful!

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The Church from the movie where Maria and Captain VonTrapp got married... it's actually smaller in real life.

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More of the lake region.

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Better view of the gazebo.

Comments

[Shea]

So I see your photography class paid off! Those are amazing pictures! Everything is so beautiful and I wish I was there to explore with you! :-)

[kp]

YAY!
Molly, you look SO happy! I am so glad that you are enjoying yourself and that you have the courage to explore alone. It just taps into that strength you have that will guide you forever. I am very proud of you! Enjoy and continue to soak up your beautiful surroundings!

[Pema]

Yay for Mozart and "The Sound of Music"!! I love your pictures...I need to start posting my own. Miss you!!!