The next morning I awoke at 6 am to walk to the ATM and then got ready, ate a good breakfast, checked out and set off across the city to begin our Sound of Music tour. Halfway through our walk I realized I left the tickets in my bag at the hostel. Speed walking back to the hostel I grabbed the tickets and then set off again at top speed to make up for lost time. It didn't help that we only had a vague idea of where the tour bus picked us up. Running through the streets of Salzburg is not how I want to start a long day. Thankfully we reached the bus, but I was having a full blown asthma attack that eventually subsided, leaving me exhausted. The tour took us through the various locations that the Sound of Music was filmed in. Our first stop was the lake that Maria and the Von Trapp children fell into. The scenery was even more beautiful in person with the mountain in the background. Next we saw the gazebo that "16 Going on 17" was played out in. From there we rode the bus through the lakes and mountains region all while singing to the show tunes. Even our tour guide, a cute old Austrian man named Peter, sang along when he wasn't telling us information about the sites or cracking jokes.
The lake they fell into
The Von Trapp house
20 going on 21?
Singing on the bus
Lakes and mountains
The next stop after driving through the beautiful scenery, much of it used in various scenes, was the church that Maria and the Captain was married in. When we walked into the church as mass was being celebrated so we snapped a few pictures before going outside again. As we stepped out into the church courtyard a loud siren blared through the square in the little town. Once it silenced we went to one of the cafes and I ordered a traditional Apple streusel with vanilla ice cream. It was heavenly and is now one of my favorite things. Before boarding the bus again we took a quick look at the moon lake, which was serene. From there we drove back into Salzburg to see the Mirabell gardens, aka the gardens at the end of "Do Re Mi". It was the tour's last stop, so we dilly dallied while taking pictures, mainly because there was two wedding parties taking pictures. With our tour over we finished exploring that side of the river, including going to a flea market and Mozart's house. Having seen most of Salzburg we decided it was time to get our stuff and get back on a train to Vienna. Once again it was a long walk, but we did and were in Vienna by nightfall. Hungry, we had our last McDonald's meal, and then bought 24 hour metro tickets so we could go to our hotel for the night. We got there safely and went to bed.
Yes some Austrian people actually wear these clothes
Outside of the church
Inside the church
Where we had dessert
Apple Stresuel
Mirabell Gardens
Do re mi
Sound of Moosic
Mozart's house
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