After leaving Prague, we got on a train to Salzburg. Salzburg is a cute little town in the foothills of the Austrian Alps. It's known for being the birth place of Mozart and the setting for The Sound of Music. The name comes from the city's history as a salt mining town. The city is old and quaint, and the scenery is great.
We spent our first day exploring the town. We visited the fortress, riding the fastest funicular we've ever ridden.
From there, we hiked down the mountain and stopped at a delightful cliffside restaurant, where Elliot took a grandma nap.
After dinner, we left Elliot in the apartment with grandma and went to a Mozart concert in the marble hall of Mirabell Palace. The string quintet was very talented and the had a piano soloist who was great as well. It was really fun to see a concert in a room that was from the same period that the music was written.
On our second day, we did a walk around the old town, seeing the various buildings and their history. In the afternoon, Emily and Jeanne went on a Sound of Music bike tour.
Meanwhile, Adam found a friend and went to the Augustiner brewery biergarten for some delicious beer, pretzel, sausage and radish.
We still have a couple more days in Salzburg before heading off to Vienna.
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