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Fraueninsel and Family
... translated means men's island and a very small island which people jokingly call the baby island. The snow was falling as we explored the little huts filled with wooden toys and christmas ornaments and they even built a smaller wooden replica of the thousand year old church that is located on the island. After we went for dinner at the nice restaurant called the Linde which was where I had been a few years earlier for Mary's and Joerg's wedding. ...
Sunday ..Sunny Salzburg ...
What's that through the window this morning? Blue skies! Not time to shed the coats though.. still a chilly - 8 at 8am...Forecast is for top of -1 so that is do-able!!
Off to explore more of the "old town".. so with map & suggested look at points, best get walking.. The great thing about Salzburg is that both sides of the Salzach river , everything a tourist wants to see is within walking distance.. The height ...
So Salzburg ...Snow Snow & more snow
... their branches tipped white, the river Salzach winding through the town..Sheer picture perfect!! The veil of snow hiding the distant mountains of Untersberg / Berchtesgaden.. ( that separate Austria and Germany) add to the mystique.
The Castle itself is quite imposing with its stark white exterior walls, one can tour the inner rooms (gallery, torture chamber, watchtower, battlements etc) An audio commentary guides ...
Salzburg
... other signs. We passed by Mozart’s birthplace but didn’t go in as our book had recommended his residence as a more interesting place to visit.
We then headed uphill to the fortress to wander the grounds, but found that you were no longer allowed to see the ground for free. Since we didn’t want to see the whole fortress and all the exhibits we headed back down to the abbey where they filmed the SOM scenes in the courtyard where ...
Berchtesgaden
... chose to ignore this (and probably fortunately for the girl) as his portrayal with the little girl in various media from postcards to posters was so successful.
It was a steep road up to the documentation center and we were afforded with a sweeping view of the surrounding valley. The Eagle’s Nest, coined by a visiting dignitary, is up a private toll road and is now just a café as opposed to a museum so we decided to spend ...
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