Our Bucket List ~ Asia Here we Come! : Another Day in Salzburg ~

Wow - we took that walk/climb up to the Castle ~ Festung Hohensalzburg Pretty Cool!

We were smart...we went directly from hotel to the castle...it was cooler this morning (it had rained last night!!!) so we started to climb the cobblestone

steep road -

it did warm up!


Enjoying the sights as we climbed~

We paid the entrance fee of 8 Euro each and continued upward...!

There was also a Funicular a nice way to go straight up - !

When we got to the top we realized again the work it was for so many in the past to have come up this way themselves bringing with them all to build this fort....oh what hard work for the people so long ago! The first building was erected in 1077 and then continued on through the years! Interesting stuff! Wow talk about old history!!!!

We stayed for a while going into the different areas & rooms. There was another fee to go up the tower so we passed on that.

There was a museum & just walking the grounds up there and seeing the view was great!

Later when we went down we saw that they had a wooden walkway to go down on ....which we used because the gravel was slippery going down....because it was quite steep! I wasn't wearing the right shoes either!

Took some beautiful pictures along the way!

Looking back....yep that was quite a climb....we did it Nick!

When we got down again...we decided to walk to the Cathedral St Peters and also see the Catacombs

Wow...the Cathedral was so ornate inside...so much detail & with its Gothic style. I believe that Maria & Captain von Trapp married in this church....right Polly..."expert" on The Sound of Music??????

St. Peter Abbey Salzburg

Ah it was time for a break...time to sit down and take a load off our feet!

We enjoyed a darling terrace upstairs..going up a winding stairs to get there!

Darling place huh? Just the colors and the seating area makes you want to have a snack there...right????

Studying the brochures on what to see next??????

Looking down from the terrace - everyone was standing around looking at the "guy hanging in mid air" he was drawing a lot of people!

The weather was so nice...and we sat there and looked down to enjoy the people and also a man drawing so much attention ...hmmmmmm!!!!!! Have you figures out how he does it????

The coffee's were brought to us by the waiter and the pastry plate was brought by this girl separately! She was so cute & she walks among us with this Enticing everyone!

A close-up pictures so you too can enjoy a bite with us!!!!

The weather was so nice...and we sat there and looked down to enjoy the people and also a man in silver hangin' in the air....hmmmmmm!!!!!!

We took a break & returned to the room

until a little later in the evening.

There would be music at this plaza....on a BIG screen. We planned to go and check it out!

But it was still early so we first took a stroll over to the park that was so well known in Salzburg!

Mirabell Park A palace and gardens ~ You can read up on it by clicking on this link!

Oh it was so pretty - and well manicured gardens~ People strolled in the early evening breeze ~ it was so nice!

Maria ran around these trees with the children too if I recall ~ singing!

DOE-- A DEER A FEMALE DEER
RAY-- A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN
ME-- A NAME I CALL MYSELF
FAR-- A LONG LONG WAY TO RUN
SEW-- A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD
LA-- A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW
TEA-- A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD
THAT WILL BRING US BACK TO...

Now that we have been here...I sure do want to see the movie again!!!!!!!

Meg are you enjoying this too?????

Do you see Maria & the Children singing
Do Re Me????? Can you picture the scene around this fountain????

Yes it was around this VERY fountain!!

We wandered over to the plaza and found a comfortable seat...it would start in about 30 min or so!

People gathered, a horse and carriage came by - how cute is that...and fitting for this beautiful town!!!!

More & More people were arriving from lots of different areas...all coming to find a seat and enjoy the music & evening!

We listened for a while...and just enjoyed the setting! We met another person on the bench sitting with us "Barry" from Australia..his wife was from Austria and they were in Salzburg for her work for a year...from Aussie - their son attended the American International School here. Barry said he enjoyed it here! His wife would get off work soon...so we enjoyed the chat for a while! Thanks Barry ~ ! Nice to meet you!

Barry left and shortly there after we did too...and watched a father & son play Chess on the ground - cool huh?

And this "guy" is continually standing on this golden ball...we have no idea what that is about...and every time I look over to that ball...I want to say to Nick "Oh Nick - there's this guy standing up there!!!" and then I catch myself!!!!