Austria - Part II - Salzburg

We so enjoyed our little cabin on the hillside, near Salzburg.
Sitting around the cozy fire - readying a book, doing a sudoku or watching a DVD by the cozy fire was a dream holiday - maybe extra special because we seldom take time for any of those things when we are home.

The owner brought us freshly pressed apple juice, bread just out of the oven, cheese, cold cuts and other home made products from their farm each morning.  Spoiled!!

Salzburg is not only Mozart's home town, but also the town where the well known 'Sound of Music' was filmed.

Our first day there we went on a tour of the various places where 'The Sound of Music' was recorded.   Seeing the various sights from that still popular movie was so much fun.

There were reminders every where we went of Mozart.  I also enjoyed a tour of his childhood home which is now a museum. 

 Note the colours on the keyboard - opposite of our pianos today.  

Although I must admit Opera Music is not my favorite, we really did enjoy the Mozart Dinner concert.  The performer's talents were stunning.

We thought the car park was interesting.  Here we are in line to drive into the car park - built into the mountain.

I'm in the oldest Restaurant in Europe - it opened in 805!!

Enjoyed a sheep cheese (roasted with honey and lavender) and walnut salad.

On my way to Hohensalzburg Castle at the top of the hill.  

A fun, free aircraft museum called Hangar 7.

My favorite part was the cup of tea, and Ragnar's was the Super Cub, bringing back memories of the first aircraft that took us in and out of the tribe.

One day we took a cable car up to the top of Mt. Untersberg where we had a  breathtaking view of the city of Salzburg.

Sophie was one of our Volunteers here a couple of years ago.  She lives just outside Salzburg, and invited us to their home.  It was great to be able to have a visit with her one afternoon and meet her family.