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A new day.
Woke this morning and had a family talk. Consensus was that everyone wanted to keep going and no one wanted to go home yet. So a new day begins. We decide to head into town and check out some of the local sites. We start with Mirabell Gardens, where the Do Re Mi steps are from the movie The Sound Of Music. Kids ran through the gardens having fun …
There are no kangaroos in Austria
Nice drive down from Munich, we got here fairly early, luckily. We found our campsite out at Mondsee. It was miles from any where. Way out in the sticks. Right next to cow paddocks and you could smell them quite well. No one was there to check us in, so instead of sitting around in the middle of no where we decided to head off and find a tourist …
Sunday ..Sunny Salzburg ...
... church steeples,domes of building and the magnificent castle/ fortress on the hill means one can never get lost.. you may discover a quaint little allyway, a museum or two, a restaurant, a market or three..( specially at this time of the year).. time will get away from you but your memories and photos are never going to.
A walk along the riverside shows that the ducks and swans enjoy it whatever the ...
So Salzburg ...Snow Snow & more snow
Back on the train for a 2:45 hour trip to Salzburg..approx 290 kms south/ west of Vienna..thank heavens for the heated compartments again as the temp dropped to minus seven! Once again as day dawned the snow showed it's thickness.. and did not let up in Salzburg all day. The usual wander/ amble to the chosen accommodation was replaced by taxi....
Heavy snow falls had everything encased , the snowflake design was ...
Op zoek naar zout
Zoutwinning is belangrijk in deze omgeving. Het is ook niet voor niets dat de naam Salzburg daar uit afstamt. De oorspronkelijk mijnen liggen op het grondgebied Hallein beter op de berg Bad Dürrnberg.
Onderweg kwam ik nog een dam tegen, Te mooi om zomaar voorbij te rijden.
De stad Hallein op zich is ...