Day 5 Well, today was a driving day and it was pretty rough. Over mountains, through blinding rain and against strong winds. We left Salzburg early and drove for 8 hours, although that includes many leisurely stops for sightseeing, photos and lunch. Most of the driving was spent in Austria and we decided it is to Germany what Nebraska is to Colorado! ;) When we crossed into Hungary they pulled us over because we didn't have a "vignette" which is a toll payment for each country you go to. The fine was $150!!!!! That's a hard lesson! We finally made it and put our grumpy, we don't have $150 faces away and checked into our hotel. Unfortunately, in the time it took us to take our bags up to the room, we got a parking ticket! ... read more

Day 3 The drive to Salzburg was amazing! Lush, green and colorful with flowers, forests, farm land, villages and mountains. But the drive was nothing compared to how beautiful the city of Salzburg is! We spent the whole day wandering the narrow, cobblestone streets taking pictures, eating and loving. The walk from the hotel is along the river which runs through the middle of the city and the view is of many cathedrals and the Festung Hohensalzburg Castle which sits on top of Mönchs Mountain. It was built in 1077 and is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. We took pictures at a couple Sound of Music film locations (cause it's Marleah's favorite movie!), ate schnitzel and goulasch, drank beer and wine, saw Mozart's house, meandered through the Mirabellgarten (garden), ate Turkish food, drank ... read more