Gruss Gott!
We are currently in Salzburg, and absolutely loving it!
But I get ahead of myself... first some photos from Venice (in no particular order):
Gondolas (we didn't go on one - way too expensive).
Food stall on a boat.
Drinks and dinner next to the Grand Canal with the Rialto bridge in the background.
Travelling on the water-bus down the Grand Canal.
Last look to freedom on the "Bridge of Sighs" in the Doge's Palace.
Venice was our last stop in Italy. From there we drove over the border to Austria. We've had a couple of days in Salzburg, and absolutely loving it!
Yesterday we went on a Sound of Music tour, which as well as taking us on a bus tour around the film-related sights around Salzburg, also took us out to the Lake District, which was absolutely beautiful! It reminded me of home, but the houses are prettier.
So I had an awesome time! And we even got to do sing-a-longs on the bus - EXCITING! (Stu enjoyed himself too...)
the tour bus!
the church in Mondsee where they filmed the wedding scene.
views of the lake district (in the beginning scenes of the movie)
Mirabell gardens, on the do-re-me steps!
The front of the house (taken a day later, in the pouring rain, and I'm carrying my handbag under the jacket which is why it sticks out funny to the side!)
Of course, we did other things in Salzburg too!
looking down on the old town from the castle-fortress "Festung Hohensalzburg"
looking down on St Peterskirche cemetary, from the catacombs built into the cliff behind it. (ok, so this is Sound of Music related as the crypts here were an inspiration for the scene where the family hide from the Nazis in the abbey.)
Mozart's bithplace (and museum)
Lunch at the St Peter's abbey - in the old wine cellars. Apparently this restaurant is the oldest in Europe and dates back to the 800s.
This evening, we went to a perfomance of the Magic Flute, done using marionettes. It was a fun watch, though rather abridged, and as they only selectively translated bits from the German, if you didn't know the story, it really didn't make a lot of sense!
We've ended up staying in a hotel here in Salzburg, for various reasons, and even though it was a cheap find on Expedia, it's lovely, and pretty luxurious after all the camping! We continue on to Vienna tomorrow, and back to more camping!
Auf Wiedersehen!
We are currently in Salzburg, and absolutely loving it!
But I get ahead of myself... first some photos from Venice (in no particular order):
Gondolas (we didn't go on one - way too expensive).
Food stall on a boat.
Drinks and dinner next to the Grand Canal with the Rialto bridge in the background.
Travelling on the water-bus down the Grand Canal.
Last look to freedom on the "Bridge of Sighs" in the Doge's Palace.Venice was our last stop in Italy. From there we drove over the border to Austria. We've had a couple of days in Salzburg, and absolutely loving it!
Yesterday we went on a Sound of Music tour, which as well as taking us on a bus tour around the film-related sights around Salzburg, also took us out to the Lake District, which was absolutely beautiful! It reminded me of home, but the houses are prettier.
So I had an awesome time! And we even got to do sing-a-longs on the bus - EXCITING! (Stu enjoyed himself too...)
the tour bus!
the church in Mondsee where they filmed the wedding scene.
views of the lake district (in the beginning scenes of the movie)
Mirabell gardens, on the do-re-me steps!
The front of the house (taken a day later, in the pouring rain, and I'm carrying my handbag under the jacket which is why it sticks out funny to the side!)Of course, we did other things in Salzburg too!
looking down on the old town from the castle-fortress "Festung Hohensalzburg"
looking down on St Peterskirche cemetary, from the catacombs built into the cliff behind it. (ok, so this is Sound of Music related as the crypts here were an inspiration for the scene where the family hide from the Nazis in the abbey.)
Mozart's bithplace (and museum)
Lunch at the St Peter's abbey - in the old wine cellars. Apparently this restaurant is the oldest in Europe and dates back to the 800s.This evening, we went to a perfomance of the Magic Flute, done using marionettes. It was a fun watch, though rather abridged, and as they only selectively translated bits from the German, if you didn't know the story, it really didn't make a lot of sense!
We've ended up staying in a hotel here in Salzburg, for various reasons, and even though it was a cheap find on Expedia, it's lovely, and pretty luxurious after all the camping! We continue on to Vienna tomorrow, and back to more camping!
Auf Wiedersehen!
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