Sacher Salzburg

... trip.  When we got to Linz, we took the much less nauseating train to Salzburg.  Our lodgings are at the Hotel Sacher Salzburg.  It is absolutely divine and feels like it is straight from old-world Europe.  In fact, the hotel opened ...

... abandoned by the seventh century.       We found the TIC easily as it was in Mozartplatz, opposite Salzburg museum. We collected some brochures. The square was a pleasant open, non-traffic one with a central a statue of Mozart by ...

... ! After lunch we set back out down Sigmund-Hafnergasse (a wide medieval lane c1140 leading to the Franciscan monastery & one of Salzburg’s oldest streets). It was named after Sigmund Hafner (what a surprise!) and we passed the old court ...

... could live their on sight. The mountains are lovely, however the mountains came later in the train trip the closer we got to Salzburg. The mountains, although they don't seem far away, are still snow capped, whilst the weather outside was in the low to ...

... by lunch, it was a balmy 28 degrees, so we happily sat outside in the sun. It was nice to finish our stay in Salzburg the same way we started. We had some traditional sausages - so different to those we have at home or England for that matter. We ...

... travels. We ate sacher tortes which is a signature cake here in Austria. They pay close attention to their desserts here in Salzburg. Each piece of chocolate, each slice of cake is beautifully cut and presented to the beneficiary. Its like a well thought ...

... . With raisin bread and milo brought from home by mum to tide us through the morning, it was time to head towards Salzburg! The drive was beautiful. Houses on green plains with mountains and clouds as their backdrop! My dream house location! After about ...

... it it was only about a 12 minute bus ride. While waiting for the bus to take us to the palace we bought the famous Salzburg Sacher torte. A rich chocolate cake that they think is pretty special. We made the short walk to the front of the estate and ...

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 ...

"The hills are alive......" Salzburg was great! Chris and I took the 7 a.m. train to Salzburg this morning. After a 3 hour train in which the elderly Austrian lady never stopped talking, we were in the land of Mozarts childhood. The Mozarts Festival ...

We are at the train station waiting to leave for Salzburg.  I tried to board a train that was going to Vienna.  Silly, that is where I now am!  A conductor saved me from getting on the train, sitting down and then waiting to go no where! ...

... mine, one of the largest in the world. Ironically, the mine itself is located in Germany (near the border) rather than Salzburg. I think this is where the line blurred for tourism because quite a number of the day trip from Salzburg actually goes into ...

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... a church in Mondsee which we got to visit later on our tour.     We bused through the area around Salzburg, mainly through the lake district. Our tour guide pointed out the Red Bull headquarters, which is a really interesting building made ...

... statue plus a few random churches that were in the movie for a second. Overall it was a bit disappointing not seeing the Salzburg amphitheatre where Edelweiss took place. Took a trip up to the Salzburg fortress via a railway similar to the Blue Mountains ...

... garb. I happily consumed Apple Strudel while Josselyn ate the local favorite Sacher Torte. This torte was actually first made in Salzburg at the Sacher Hotel, which we saw at some point during our exploration of the city.   One of my favorite ...