So we finally went over to Austria (intentionally). If you know to watch for the border and pay $10 for a 10 day pass, it is not so bad. Salzburg is just past Munich, and we managed to get there by 10 AM on Sunday.
We started out in the old part of town, parking in some big bomb shelter / fortress under the mountain. We walked through a few churches and saw some gardens from the Sound of Music. The kids fell asleep so we drove a bit further into Austria to see the the Sound of Music wedding church and some lakes. After dinner on a nice little nearby lake we found our hotel on a hill overlooking Salzburg.
Of course, we could only see the new part of town. The Altstadt was hidden by a big mountain. And we could not go swimming, the pool was the worst looking thing I have ever seen. But in general the view was great.
This morning started off well. Andi freaked out as we were leaving the room, "where is the camera!" and she had it strapped right around her neck. I figured that out when I was 10 playing T-ball and could not find my baseball cap one inning. We finally got out and did the castle, one of the biggest in Europe. Very nice view of downtown. Then we did the theater (three theaters in all) to see the one from Sound of Music. After that, we went to Heilbronn to see the trick fountains (that spray people on surprise). The best part there, Andi was trying to get Drew sprayed, so she encouraged him to go get up in the front row for a organ / moving toy display, then the water came from behind us all! It got here right in her rear, all over.
Some stuff looked familiar from when we were there 20 years ago in high school with the band, but it is amazing how faded that trip is now. Oh well.
After the water fountains, the kids played on the playground. We got in the car and hit the McDonalds. Only later did I realize that I never looked that the gazebo they had on display for the sound of music (I am 16, going on 17). Andi played all the songs from the movie for the kids on the way home and then they slept the rest of the way without a nap at all on Sunday.
Great trip overall. Amazing what you can pack into two days!
Forgot to write up last Sunday. We had a beautiful day in Stuttgart and went to a local castle on top a mountan near Neuffen. I realized that in South Carolina we really don't have enough 800 year old partially ruined castles overlooking cities with a nice beer garden and medieval themed falcon shows. Something to work on, I guess.
Recently, we saw a funny Gutman clip where he mentions a German news story saying it came vrom "DER SPIEGEL" in a funny strong Germanic voice. We have taken to this one, as it seemed funny at the time. Drew will run around saying angrily "DER SPIEGEL". Well, the Salzburg beer is Stiegel...
Der Stiegel - Not that good, but ok after you get half of it down.
We also stopped in an Irish pub and had a pint of Guinness. Andi has me ask about Murphy's in every pub we see. Those Irish are prolific, they have a pub in every city.
Guinness
Stiegel
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