Salzburg
Travel Blogs from Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg
... ... if it says 5.29pm it is the exact departure time. No surprises in Oesterreich. Anyway, Salzburg was definitely a true experience of the picture book Austria and very enjoyable.. although Mozart apparently visited every place in town (and every place ...
Riding the Rails
... for 20 minutes to the next stop, then we would change to another train that would arrive maybe 50 minutes later for a 5 minute ride into Salzburg. By the time we got into Salzburg it was 10:30 p.m. and we opted for a cab ride to the hotel instead ...
La ciudad de Mozart
... iba a hacer alguna excursion divertida. Entonces al rededor de las 8 me levanto y empezamos a planear bien rapido un viajecito hacia Salzburg, Austria, cerca de la frontera con Alemania. Por fin! El 2do pais europeo, para ya empezar a tomar un poco mas ...
The Hills are Alive...
Now for Thursday. I woke up early this morning to catch a 2 and a half hour long train ride to Salzburg, Austria. The train ride passed quickly and I was excited to spend the day exploring a new city. Especially because this is where the infamous Sound ...
Such Great Heights
... , under waterfalls and jutting rock, with gorgeous views in every direction. Simply heavenly. The short time I had in Salzburg I spent wandering the grounds of the fortress, followed by an organic Indian dinner at the "Spicy Spices" restaurant right ...
The hills are alive with the sounds of Mozart.
We arrived in Salzburg yesterday afternoon after an 1hr30 train ride from Schladming. The journey was amazing passing through the Austrian alps, we also befriended an Austrian couple who helped us improve our German. I can now count to two. We said our ...
The boy done good
May 19th - Munich to Salzburg (Austria) We had originally planned to spend most of the day in Munich but after getting up we decided to set off straight away for Salzburg. The train ride was short (only 3hrs), we got lots of views out of the window of ...
"The Hills are ........ covered in clowd"
... drive, we stopped only at the Stift Melk (a very large Austrian Benedictine abbey) for a couple of photo snaps before beelining for Salzburg. 100km on the motorway felt very slow compared the speeds we were use to driving in the UK, but it was good to be ...
salzburg austria the sound of a 9 hour tour?
... at 1:00. Our guide Rafaela drove us and an elderly Chinese couple while she described the history behind the sites of Salzburg. We saw Mozart's birthplace, Mozart's boyhood home, Mozart's family home, A statue of Mozart and the cemetery where Mozart's ...
Salzburg
... in there and would not be happy if we weren't there to meet them! There is a direct train from Munich (a half hour from Salzburg) to Venice which you can take during the day or at night. After the last night train from Munich to France I swore off ...
Salzburg 2
... her cough. The weather is very pleasant the next morning in Oberndorf, the little town Isabella lives in, just outside of Salzburg, Austria. We take a walk down the road, along the Salzach River. We ask Isabella if the buildings across the river are ...
Salzburg
It's about time to mention my lovely neighbors: Austria. Salzburg is the hometown of Mozart, The Sound of Music, Reber and a UNESCO heritage site. You might be wondering what in the world Reber is, but once you've been to Salzburg you ...
first week, Austria Salzburg
... back or when i find a keyboard that isnt so friggin hard to use lol....so thorughtout this tour he shows us some sick views of salzburg and the history of hitler and mozart and all that. I got pictures of where Mozart was born and where he lived as a ...
Exploring Salzburg
Today was dedicated to seeing the sights of this lovely city and I had several options for that. I finally decided to try a bicycle tour conducted by an outfit called Fraulein Maria's Bicycle Tours. All you have to do is show up at 9:30 AM ready to ...
Salzburg
Brad: After a great night sleep on the hallowed floors of Stansted Airport we rose early to make our 6:40am flight to Salzburg. Clear skies and green rolling hills awaited us, as did the last half of the daily showing of The Sound of Music at our ...
Spontaneous Salzburg
... outside, the buildings were much more exciting and the surrounding greenery! It was really beautiful. The bus ride through Salzburg showed us more amazing buildings, old streets, and exciting scenery. And in the distance loomed the impressive alps, ...
Amazing Austria,,scenic salzburg
... in 1730, shaping what is now considered to be one of the most beautiful Baroque gardens of Europe. the photos will speak a thousand words ........ What a wonderful place Salzburg is with it's history, baroque detail, biergartens and people..we salute ...
When the dog bites........
... bee stings, when Iīm feeling sad. I simply remember my favorite things and then I donīt feel soo bad!! Thatīs right we are in Salzburg, the land of the Sound of Music! They have a sound of music tour here, but unfortunately we wonīt be able to take ...
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE.......
The Hills Are Alive with the sound of music....... Thats right...we are here in Salzburg Austria where "The Sound of Music" was based and filmed in 1965. They actually show it everyday in our hostel for free!! We have been touring around the city ...
Salt-Town
... issues, I guess. Having had my fill of Mozart, marionettes, and pretzels (who thought it was possible?), I went over to the Salzburg Cathedral. Before going inside, I went underneath. (Free with the Salzburg card. I saved 0.60 euros.) A section of the ...
Salzburg day trip
Our hosts are Austrian and tooks us for a day trip up to Salzburg, which just over the border from Germany. It was a rainy day, but Salzburg is known for its rain. Our hosts said it has a "ribbon of rain" because it's western facing on the leading ...
Christmas spirit and a walk to Germany
... couple we'd met on the tour drove by us and told us to hop in. We got a free ride all the way back to Salzburg! The Christmas markets opened here today, so we walked around, had some delicious roasted chestnuts and browsed the amazing booths. I love this ...
Souvenirs
Our souvenirs: - a beer belly - a schnitzel belly - a tan - dirt in the face (that was what MY tan looked like) - recreation in a limited form: sleep, fresh air, sports, good food, but too little of everything - the knowledge that Antonio cannot ...
Mozartīs Hometown
I took the train in the afternoon from Vienna to Salzburg and noticed how much darker the sky got the closer we got to the city. I arrived about dinner time and I didnīt really feel like doing too much. So my first day I woke early and was ...
The hills are...cold
... is quite nice, there's cheap food and its full of aussies! today we went on a 4 hour sound of music tour. the bus took us around salzburg and stopped at the lake with the house that the kids fall out of the boat in, the 16 going on 17 gazebo, maria's ...
The hills are alive with much more than music
... pope, built this fortress as their residences while they ruled over Salzburg. It wasn't until the 1800's that Salzburg actually became a part of Austria. Anywho, this place was great. We went through the whole museum which displayed armor, uniforms, and ...
mozart and mirabell!
oh my. today i saw the place mozart was born. i can see mirabell gardens out the window of our hotel. i stood on the stairs where maria and the vonn trapp family sang do re mi in the gardens. i saw the gazeebo where lisel sang "i am 16 going on 17.. la ...

