26 July 2019

Alps Trip 2019: Salzberg

Today - no travel! We just stay in Salzburg.

The morning begins with a formal tour of Salzburg Old Town and the Castle above it. We cross our street to the Mirabel Gardens to begin our walk to Old Town and the start of the tour. The Mirabel Gardens are sort of famous with Americans because scenes in the Sound of Music were shot in them.

Salzburg


Salzburg

We pass statues and fountains.

Salzburg

Salzburg

Salzburg

Salzburg

This view shows typical buildings in the newer part of Salzberg. The hotel we stay in looks pretty much like this, too.

Salzburg

To get to Old Town, we cross the River Salzach. The castle we will visit is on top of the hill, in the center of the photo.

Salzburg

As we cross the above bridge, we see these locks left by couples in love. We saw the same thing on a bridge in Paris.

Salzburg

Old Town streets are narrow, and the buildings continuous and tall and decorated. Below is an example:

Salzburg

Below is another life-size, painted cow. If anyone ever really paid attention to me, they would get me something similar for my front yard!

Salzburg

Here is a view of the castle that we will visit:

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Is there a McDonalds in Old Town? Really! This large medallion hangs hangs outside:

Salzburg

Near the McDonalds, we come to an area popular with Mozart enthusiasts, since the building where he lived is here. What else is Salzburg famous for? Chocolate. Here is how this is celebrated:

Salzburg

Why they are ducks, I do not know.

A Mozart restaurant:

Salzburg

The vertical rods that run up this building would ring for various apartments. The one on the left in the photo below connected to Mozart's room:

Salzburg

Alas, the photo below was the last one shot by my 9-year old Sony alpha 33. It just froze up after that. It was a good camera-friend, taking especially remarkable photos when we went on Safari in Africa, plus thousands upon thousands of photos of travels, hikes, outings, and family. Good bye old friend.

Salzburg

The rest of the photos on this trip were taken on my iPhone.

We took a break from Old-Town-walking and our tour guide treated us to Mozart chocolates and coffees. Then we boarded the funicular (a train) and went up to explore the castle on our own. Here is a long street we walked down:

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A view of Salzburg from the castle:

Salzburg

After the castle, we walked back to our hotel on our own. It was a hot day, so we hung out in our room and a couple restaurants before an evening stroll across the street in the Mirabel gardens. We happened upon a stage where dancers and singers performed in the open air. The dancing seemed so comfortable to me, and I felt like I must have some Austrian blood in my heritage.

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