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And we are off to Salzburg, Austria, home of the Sound of Music, and oh yes, Mozart
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Nice interior of Austria's high speed trains which they call "Rail Jets"
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Better than a 737 any day!
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View of Salzburg from my 11th floor room. Salzburg became a very rich city with the mining of salt in the region. Salz = Salt. And now you know
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Lovely city, most expensive in Austria. Locals shop in Germany which is just a few miles from my hotel. Much cheaper
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A good sign for my stay in Salzburg?
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The hills are alive with the sound of ....tourists money
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Main shopping street in old town. The vendors placed an icon of what they sold above their doors
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Nearby is the birthplace of Mozart
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Mozart statue in Mozart square
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One of many quaint streets in old town
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All this walking works up an appetite. This sausage delight is called a bosna. Delicious
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View of old town from the new side, Salzach River
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Fortress overlooking the city. Luckily it was never needed
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Forgot name of this important Catholic Church, one of 43 Catholic churches in Salzburg. I think there are one or two Protestant churches
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Took a bus tour in the afternoon to nearby Berchtesgaden, Germany where three is a national park in the Bavarian mountains. In this area is Eagles Nest, a retreat built in 1938 for exclusive use of the Nazi party. Hitler visited 14 times.
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Got a drink from this unusual water fountain. Water flows out of a pig's mouth and through a pipe from which you can slurp the cool water. I have found there are very few water fountains in Europe. Maybe because they drink so much beer.
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Early morning and I walk from the hotel to the old train station just across the street
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Don't judge a book by its cover. This is the interior of the station
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Where better to start a tour of beautiful Vienna than at the Cathedral of St. Stephens. Built from 1300 to 1460 the south spire rises 450 ft.
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Interior of St. Stephens
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More interior
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Closeup of alter area
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Vienna is just full of thousands of various styles of architecture. This is desecration of an attractive building
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A little advance reading please
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Vienna Opera House
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Night shot of Opera House
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We are now walking the Ring Road on which most of the significant buildings are located. This is just one of many; I liked the fountain with the building in the background
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Another apartment house I liked. This kind of architecture abounds
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Weltmuseum
