I am less eloquent
Far less than Colin. But that's okay, because I like to be funny.
Anyway, yesterday I went on a guided tour of the Sound of Music sites. I enjoyed the tour but it was a little cut and dry (there's the lake where the kids and Maria fell into the water, the back porch, Nonnberg Abbey, blah blah) until our trip took us into the Salzgammetgut.
Amazing. The rolling mountains and hills and lakes, clear blue, were something out of a fairy tale. Little houses dotted the hillside, and I was so jealous.. it was so beautiful and those people get to look at it every day! There were the Alps.. snowless, sadly, but it was June, so what can you expect? A rather tall mountain shyly peeked out from above the clouds. So amazing. I now know what it's like to feel teeny tiny next to a huge chunk of earth.
The tour also allowed us about an hour of free time in Mondsee (German for "moon lake"), including a trip into the church where Julie Andrews as Maria walked down the aisle in her wedding to Captain von Trapp. The church/aisle is neither as long or wide as I thought it would have been, strangely. But the town was beautiful and I took some time to eat my overpriced apple strudel in a little cafe. It was worth it.
After I returned last night, Col and I went to Mozartswohnhaus, his second residence with his family in Salzburg. Pretty cool, but the audioguide focused more on his music and less on the person. Personally, I think Wolfie and I would have been good friends; we both share the same type of "it's either funny or it's not" type of humor, which can be construed as politically incorrect at times. But for what it was, the museum was good.
Today we braved the rainy morning and ventured to Mirabell Gardens (think "Do Re Me" from the Sound of Music, because it was mostly filmed there) for a concert, but no luck. So we headed to St. Sebastian's cemetery and found Mozart's wife and father, a pretty easy task compared to some of the other graves we've tried to locate on this trip that were much harder (Sophie Scholl). After that, we went on a Rick Steves-guided walk through Steingasse, the most medieval street in Salzburg, featuring the residence of the composer of "Silent Night," some hobo etchings, and a brothel. Oh yes, it was an interesting walk.
Off to Vienna tomorrow.. I hate to leave Salzburg. It really is a gem of a city with a small-town feel to it. I've really enjoyed it here, but Vienna should be just as beautiful.
Love to all!
Anyway, yesterday I went on a guided tour of the Sound of Music sites. I enjoyed the tour but it was a little cut and dry (there's the lake where the kids and Maria fell into the water, the back porch, Nonnberg Abbey, blah blah) until our trip took us into the Salzgammetgut.
Amazing. The rolling mountains and hills and lakes, clear blue, were something out of a fairy tale. Little houses dotted the hillside, and I was so jealous.. it was so beautiful and those people get to look at it every day! There were the Alps.. snowless, sadly, but it was June, so what can you expect? A rather tall mountain shyly peeked out from above the clouds. So amazing. I now know what it's like to feel teeny tiny next to a huge chunk of earth.
The tour also allowed us about an hour of free time in Mondsee (German for "moon lake"), including a trip into the church where Julie Andrews as Maria walked down the aisle in her wedding to Captain von Trapp. The church/aisle is neither as long or wide as I thought it would have been, strangely. But the town was beautiful and I took some time to eat my overpriced apple strudel in a little cafe. It was worth it.
After I returned last night, Col and I went to Mozartswohnhaus, his second residence with his family in Salzburg. Pretty cool, but the audioguide focused more on his music and less on the person. Personally, I think Wolfie and I would have been good friends; we both share the same type of "it's either funny or it's not" type of humor, which can be construed as politically incorrect at times. But for what it was, the museum was good.
Today we braved the rainy morning and ventured to Mirabell Gardens (think "Do Re Me" from the Sound of Music, because it was mostly filmed there) for a concert, but no luck. So we headed to St. Sebastian's cemetery and found Mozart's wife and father, a pretty easy task compared to some of the other graves we've tried to locate on this trip that were much harder (Sophie Scholl). After that, we went on a Rick Steves-guided walk through Steingasse, the most medieval street in Salzburg, featuring the residence of the composer of "Silent Night," some hobo etchings, and a brothel. Oh yes, it was an interesting walk.
Off to Vienna tomorrow.. I hate to leave Salzburg. It really is a gem of a city with a small-town feel to it. I've really enjoyed it here, but Vienna should be just as beautiful.
Love to all!
posted by Allison at
5:45 AM
3 Comments:
omg! were there any pussy willows!? i vant to see some fotografias!! ahora, por gratis!
but are you really any less eloquent than colin?
you both are eloquent in your own ways. :)
as they say, "variety is the spice of life."
have fun in vienna!
Gosh I would so love to see that countryside!
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