The next morning we woke up early to catch our train to Salzburg!! I think this was everyone's favorite part of the trip. The city was beautiful and we really enjoyed being in the mountains. We also really love the Sound of Music, so we were excited to see some of those sights in the city too! First we headed straight into the center of the city to Mozartplatz and the main square. We started our Rick Steve's audioguide and toured through the residence and saw the Salzburg Dom. Mozart even played on of the organs in the church. Then we walked over to St. Peter's Church. The cemetery is really neat, and the inspiration for the Hollywood film set where the Von Trapp family were chase by Ralph and hid. Next we headed to the old shopping street, The Getreidegasse, and found a unique feel of old traditions mixed with new contemporary style. It is on the street that Mozart's family lived, and the house he was born in.
about 6 EUR per person), but it was nice with plenty of food choices!
The next day we got up and headed back into town and went straight to Mirabell Gardens! I was excited to see the gardens since they are in so many scenes in the Sound of Music! After we frolicked in the gardens (that were mostly closed because it was winter), we headed to Mozart's Residence, where he and his family lived from the time he was 16. Then we headed to the Hohensalzburg Fortress! This was the best view of the surrounding mountains and city!! We took the Fortress funicular up to the top and ended up walking the path along the ridge to the Modern Art Museum so we could see more spots from the Sound of Music! It was a long walk, but refreshing and beautiful. We ended our time in Salzburg with some shopping and then we ate at a great restaurant called Zwettler's. They had delicious food and I had read about it on someone's blog, but we were also pointed to eat there by some locals! It's next to Mozart's statue and was delicious!