Our base for our Oktoberfest trip was Salzburg - a little town nestled in the Alps near the Austrian border, famous for being the setting of the Sound of Music (both the movie and the true story), and also the birthplace of Wolfgang Mozart (you know, that composer...).Salzburg has to be one of the prettiest cities I've seen. Everything about it is just so cute, and the scenery is just amazing everywhere you look. A great city for exploring on foot. We managed to see most of it in half a day, and the other half we spent on a tour out into the Alps - the theme of which was the Sound of Music! So we got to see a lot of locations from the movie and learn a bit about the real story, all with the Sound of Music soundtrack playing on the whole tour!
The view from our hostel - the 'Salt' Castle:
Narrow winding streets:
Every shop had a unique, gorgeous cast iron sign... even McDonalds!
Some of the views across the city:
...and across to the Alps:
It must confuse some people, I guess...
We're in Sound of Music territory now. The Mirabella Gardens (from the 'Doe, a deer..' scene):
Behind me is the scenery from the opening scene of the movie:
A small town we passed through on the way that was having a little festival (pretty sure it wasn't in the movie!):
And this is the Von Trap family house:
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