Sunday May 19, 2013
After an amazing night in Munich it was time to catch the train to Salzburg, Austria! Salzburg is home to the “Sound of Music”, so I knew this side trip would have many great sights. We caught the train at the train station right across from our hotel, which is very convenient, and had a quick 2 hour ride to Salzburg. The trip there was amazing. We rode right through the countryside and had am amazing view of the Alps the whole time. I couldn’t believe that some of the mountains that we saw still had snow on the upper ledges!
When we arrived it was a race to find lunch, we were all so hungry! After a quick lunch we met our tour guide who gave us an in-depth tour of Salzburg. We visited the gardens that were used in the “Sound of Music” movie, along with amazing scenery, magnificent churches, the Alps, and the home of Mozart. Salzburg had such a rich history between the “Sound of Music” and Mozart.
My favorite part of the tour was walking through the gardens. The landscaping was so beautiful and the flowers were so bright! The statues were also, in a way, very whimsical. The unicorn statue was my personal favorite because a unicorn isn’t even a real creature! It also blew my mind that the same flower patterns were showed in the movie. The gardens also gave an amazing view up to the Alps.
After the tour Andrea and I walked around the city for a bit. At this point it started raining, so we were both glad we remembered our umbrellas! I really think that Salzburg is the trinket capital of the world, in each store we went into there were, what seemed to be, billions of little trinkets.
After a long day in Salzburg we all met for a group dinner, which included chicken! That was the first time on the trip that one of our group dinners included chicken, which was amazing.
The trip back to Munich was very relaxing after the long and wet day in Salzburg. I got so many amazing pictures from the day and I cannot wait to print some out!
Xoxo
Katie
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