October 12th Off the Tour and on to Salzburg

With the tour with Rick Steves being over we are on our own again and I am very thankful that I have an able navigator with me, as I seem to have lost my GPS bearings!

From our Rick Steve’s guide Jana to my Salzburg guide, equallly able to get me there

Not Salzburg but Vienna. One more picture, in the morning light of the church near our hotel

When you travel in Europe the experiences on the tram, subway, and rail travel really impresses. In US, our infrastructure comes up lacking, sorry to say.

Fortress Hohensalzburg (Festung Hohensalzburg)

The fortress above the city was literally intergated into the rock it sits atop of.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_Hohensalzburg

Looking back on what is referred to as the old part of the city.

Our walk around old town with it’s narrow streets and shops, many of them not around in the old times, like Fendi and Prada. You see a lot of well to do travelers in these parts for sure.

These buildings, one of which was the home of Mozart, extend back into the rock wall, a solid foundation for sure. By the way I did not know that Mozart was composing music at the age of 6.

Old town at dusk

We went to a chamber music recital last night in the Mirabel Palace

The music was mostly a selection of Mozart’s compositions, which he himself played in this very hall.

After the concert we strolled through the park, attached to the grounds of the Mirabell Castle. Beautiful balmy evening. The weather has been very nice for us on this trip.