The Steps where Maria and the children sang the finale to Do, Ray, Mi

The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music...

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May 10th 2006
Well we survived another overnight train ride from Rome to Salzburg, Austria after spending a good 7 hours in Rome doing laundry and killing time before our 10 pm departure for Austria...We squeezed like sardines in our couchette and woke up at 6 am to the most beautiful snow capped mountains and bavarian looking villages in Austria. We have spent the past two days in Salzburg, the home of Mozart ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more