Salzburg, Austria. What a beautiful place! Known most as being the backdrop for
The Sound of Music & also as the birthplace of
Mozart! Tourists flock to this lovely city, which feels more like a big town, to experience these two things, whether it be a Mozart concert in the Old Town or a ride on the Sound of Music Tour bus! But no matter where you stroll, you will feel the presence of both ♥
I forgot to do my weekly
"Travel Tuesday" post yesterday, so here it is on Wednesday! This will be the last city review of the
trip I took with my brother when he was here last month! We went to
London {including
Stonehenge &
Windsor Castle!},
Munich, & finally
Salzburg. I'd been to this last city before, on a very rainy day the previous year. It was wonderful to
return again when the weather was nice & we could do more
exploring on foot! Also, I was able to find my way around quite well, walking directly to
places I wanted to see again, including a lovely little jewelry store :)
My brother & I spent two days in Salzburg, staying at the incredibly beautiful
Hotel Salzburg Auersperg. What a find!
Large rooms,
delicious breakfast,
walking distance to all we wanted to see, & even a
rooftop sauna & steam room! How fun & relaxing! Outside of the hotel, though, we
did so much that I will have to write
two posts about
Salzburg! This post will be about
the city itself, & the next will cover the
Sound Of Music Tour that we took! How fun it was
singing the movie's songs on the bus with our tour guide & the rest of the group!
I really like Salzburg. The hustle & bustle of a major city can't be found in the Old Town. It has been replaced with people
strolling down the cobblestone streets looking into the cute little shops or listening to the many
trios & quartets playing the music of the city's
beloved Mozart. And all the while, the enormous
Hohensalzburg Castle peers down from the hilltop above.
The first time we visited Salzburg, Austria, I found a beautiful
amber ring. Don told me he would get it for me, but I said I
didn't really need it... And then I
thought about that ring for the next year! I went back with my brother recently &
Don told me I'd better buy my amber ring this time :) Thank you, sweetie! I wear it all the time & think of you ♥
Thank you all so much for your participation in the first Saturday Around The World blog hop! Twenty-one of you entered your blog, which is great for the first time! It was a lot of fun to see all of your comments & to know that you're receiving new followers! How great! Let's do it again this Saturday, shall we?! And tomorrow's post will feature the blog of one of the participants, chosen at random! So come back tomorrow & see if it's you!
