Bawdens Bits: Salzburg in Austria

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Josh says:

Salzburg was nice cold as always. The first day we went to explore Salzburg and have a walk around the city which was ok with a lot of shops.

The next day we court a train into town to get to castle before ten and get some free entry into the state rooms. It was a very big castle on top of a mountain and was OK if only they didn't stuff up fixing the painting (There was a chemical reaction with the old paint and new paint). Then we went back down the mountain to see the catacombs which was a basically a path in a mountain there was nothing in there just a path, they closed it off.

After that we went to a toy museum which was good but was small and it really only had dolls and trains. There was also a playing area. After the toy museum we went to the art museum for a wile which was of waste of time. Then we went to go on the river cruise is was really really good. It told you about the city, the river, good places to go and a heap more. At the end it did 2 dances which was cool. After the boat cruise we went to a Monastery on top of a hill. It was a long walk but the view and church was good especially the view. Then we went to Mozart's home which was nice it would be amazing if you were into that type of stuff.

Alicia says:
We stayed in Salzburg for 2 nights. The big things that we sore/went in where the Hohensalzburg Fortress which was a big fortress, built by Archbishops, we had a boat ride up and back the river before the ride ended the driver of the boat put on some music and the boat danced to it. How you ask? By singing around first one way then the other way. The thing which I liked is the toy museum. It was bigger than it Looked.

Dad says:
We got to the train station early again and again we found out something new (a little late mid you). With our tickets we could stay in the first class lounge up to an hour before departure. The Innsbruck lounge was nice with coffee, soft drinks, snacks and cereals.

There was no dramas to get to the apartment and we went to have a look around Salzburg. Salzburg is home to the birthplace of Mozart, setting for "The Sound of Music" and a very big and well reserved Hohensalzburg castle. We just explored the city centre on the first night, then ate in. The kids really liked the sausages, salad and rice. I was rather annoyed though, the internet was extremely flaky, which was a pity as the rest of the place was pretty good.

Historic buildings are now all blending into each other and it really needs to be special to stand out. In Salzburg city itself, there were two such differences. First the sheer cliff face and the buildings built against it and secondly the shop display signs.

Signs and more signs

Chess anyone?

Old town in Salzburg

Hohensalzburg castle looking down upon the city

Walls of the monastery

On the walk back home

Hohensalzburg castle was quite interesting, the state rooms were really nicely retained. As Josh mentioned they have restored it a few times, sometimes in error. The leather wall paper also disappeared at one stage. The rest of the castle was OK, nothing too flash, though a nice view once again.

The state rooms

Ready, aim, FIRE

The courtyard of the castle

The view from the castle

We got the Salzburg card for the one day, therefore we had free entry into many museums, exhibits and other tourist areas. So we made the most of it, visiting many places, most of which we not have paid for. After the Hohensalzburg castle we went into the catacombs, another church (free), a toy factory, the modern art museum, a boat ride, a monastery (free), palace gardens (free), the home of Mozart and finally the nunnery where the Sound of Music was filmed (free). It was a pretty full on day.

Cemetery

Catacombs

Pretending to be young again in the toy museum

Above the modern art gallery

Unlike in other places here they encourage people to put a "love lock" on the Salzburg bridge. Many of the tourist souvenir shops were selling locks. A newly married couple that was on the boat before us, were on the bridge with their love lock as we went under.