Hello to all!
We have been in Salzburg now for two days and have gotten some much needed r and r. This weekend retreat in the mountains has been a wonderful break from the hussle and bustle of Prague. Yesterday we left Prague at 8 am, after a short am workout, tugging our luggage 1/2 mile to meet the us on the other side of the river as the driver could not come in the city center and pick us up. We recouped well on the bus and at 2pm arrived in Salzburg after a lunch stop. Students got a quick tour of the town square, with a look at gorgeous castle that looms above the town as well as many Mozart named squares, chocolates, and restaurants. Students had free time to shop and take in Salzburg on Saturday as today most places in the city center were closed. At 5pm on Saturday several of us ventured into Mozart's birth home and looked at relics of the composer, including several pieces of hair and two keyboards he used. Pretty impressive stuff!
Later we went to an Austrian-Mediterrean restaurant and students were able to sample typical Austrian food: from a wonderful noodle dish to turkey meatballs in cream sauce with mushrooms and chives. Super yummy food!
To take in as many sites as possible, we continued our time in Salzburg with a trip to a pleasure palace called Hellbrunn of one of the archbishops from the 16th century. We visited his so-called "trick fountains" garden with a guided tour and got completely soaked. Beautiful grottos, fountains that went off when you weren't expecting, and water powered wooden statues and scenes. It was a feast for the eyes with some suprise moments. A fun evening all together.
We ended the evening watching a portion of the Sound of Music to get ready for the next day's adventure.
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