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| The Gazebo |
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| The wedding church in Mondsee: |
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| Leopoldskron Palace-what was used as the back of the von Trapp's House |
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The Pegasus statue where the kids danced before heading up the stairs in Mirabell Gardens - also where a lot was filmed
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The wall that Maria walked along singing "I've Got Confidence"
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Tree line that the kids were running through
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I haven't seen the movie in years so it will be cool to see the things she pointed out when we watch it. She also took us to the Lake District of Salzkammergut that was absolutely breathtaking! RM took us to a mountainside bobsled track that was a lot of fun, a little scary at first but fun on the way down!
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| Mondsee Lake |
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| We stopped in St. Gilgen for a quick snack on the terrace of a Gasthaus of apple strudel and coffees (I had cappuccino:) |
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| It was a beautiful lake view as we sat on the terrace and watched the fog lift right up from it. |
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| She even took us by the Red Bull headquarters! We had no idea that was here! |
We headed back to the city singing along to the songs from the movie and RM told us stories about the real Maria and Captain von Trapp which I can't really remember since I have a hard enough time just remembering all she told us about the movie. After the 1/2 day tour she dropped us at Mirabell Gardens where we did some exploring on our own.
Then we toured through Mozart's Residence, the restored house where he lived when he was 17 for about 7 years. Here we saw original pianos and other instruments of his as well as family portraits and other household belongings.
The Mönchsberg Mountain lines the back of the Old Town and also holds the Hohensalzburg Fortress high above the city. We took a lift up the mountain to the terrace with amazing city views.
This also took us directly to the Museum of Modern Art Mönchsberg. We toured through the museum, not being all that into art, and left there with a feeling of...huh?! We didn't really get the exhibitions but we saw them and now we can read the brochure to see why the artists did what they did!
After the Museum we walked through the Old Town, which actually survived the bombings in WWII while the rest of the city didn't. Some of the sights here included: St. Peters Cemetery which inspired the cemetery used to hide out in the SOM movie, the large water wheel that brings water to the city, an 18th century horse bath, the Salzburg Cathedral with statue of Mary, Residenzplatz, Mozartplatz and the Kapitelplatz with the man on the big golden orb looking up at the castle and Getreidgasse which is a busy touristy shopping area. The final sight of the day was finally heading up to the Hohensalzburg Fortress.
We went back up the Mönchsberg but this time on the funicular cable car.
We walked the courtyard and grounds and captured some amazing views of the whole city. We decided to walk back down the steep hill and search for dinner.
The best part about all the sights today (not including the SOM Tour-but did get a €5 discount with Rick Steves!) was that they were included with the Salzburg Card. Our entry fees and rides, etc were about €60 so I'm pretty happy with my good hotel deal! We found a nice outside spot for dinner, both had schnitzel and Austrian brews then made the trek back to Hotel Ganslhof to rest our weary feet. Day 3 is shaping up to be another beautiful one and probably just as event filled!
Pictures from the day:
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