Day 8
Today we left Germany for Salzburg, Austria. This is the day I was waiting for! We traveled via train – it was amazing. The train took us by the Swiss Alps, which is by far the most impressive sight I have seen on this trip.
The trip to Austria is a day trip and it took about an hour and half to get there. It was a cloudy day that promised rain later. As soon as we arrived we went on a quick tour to see the main streets and sights of Salzburg. Fun facts about Salzburg that I didn’t know before is that this were the Sound of Music was filmed and the Von Trapp family was real. Part of the tour took us through the gardens where Julie Andrews and the children sing “Do Re Mi.”
A street in Salzburg, Austria
The tour also included where Mozart grew up and lived for a portion of his life. Salzburg was what I imagined Europe to be like: filled with people and shops on the side. It was an amazing day and it was a shame that we only had a day to get a fill of the sights. After the tour we had free time, where it started to rain and with my leg I had to take it a bit slow, but I ended up finding some pretty cool things with Alexa. In fact we found a spout in the shape of a gargoyle that shot fresh Alp water for drinking.
After meandering the cobblestone roads, we met up with the group for dinner at a small restaurant called Restaurant zum Eulenspiegels. The food was great and very filling – I also got a dessert of apple strudel (yum!!). The train ride back to Munich was the perfect place to catch some sleep.
Today was exhausting, but well worth the trip! Tomorrow we are seeing a castle!
Carson
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