Storybook Austria. This city is like a fairytale, Ava, you would love the beautiful castles, just like Tinkerbell's. Medieval squares, hidden courtyards, baroque fountains, the ghosts of emperors and kings. Birthplace of the maestro, Mozart. Fortunate to be here at this time of year, the festive spirit is tangible. The streets are lined with markets selling Christmas decorations for the live Christmas trees that will be erected traditionally on Christmas eve. There are stalls selling bread and pretzels and chocolate, blown glass decorations, nativity scenes, Christmas wreaths, and more. There is a busker playing beautiful violin, and four young boys singing and clapping traditional songs. Thomas showed me Salzburg's sights; his old university, cathedrals, churches for different denominations, an ancient cemetery and catacombs, a pub that has been open since the ninth cen
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