Salzburg Day 1

11:40 PM August 8, 2011.

It had been a long day. Like I said in the last blog, we took the night train from Venice to Salzburg. I was in and out of sleep on the train and for the last hour I couldn't sleep. We got to Salzburg before 5 AM. I informed the hostel that we were to arrive at 5 and we got there, we couldn't check in yet (and they were fully booked for the night so our beds weren't ready). Chelsea and I slept on an L-shaped couch in the corner of the lounge room until it was check in time. We were knocked out! Once we checked in, took showers and got the day started (at 2PM).

I've said previously that I like European rain, I take it back. Rain in Salzburg is COLD. It felt like winter in San Diego. We weren't prepared for cold, so first order of business was to get warm. I bought a cheap pair of flats and leggings to go with the clothes I brought (only dresses). Once that was settled, we went about our day.

Salzburg is a very pretty small city built on the foothills of the Alps, in between Germany and Italy. It's very green. Its famous for music--not just The Sound of Music, it's the birthplace of Mozart and the Salzburg Music Festival.

We just walked around Salzburg Old Town (where majority of the historical and tourist things are located). We had lunch near Mozartplatz. I had goulash--like a tomato-based beef stew and potatoes. A welcomed break from pasta and pizza.

We also visited Mozart's birthplace, where they have some of his instruments. That was pretty neat. Then we had tea at Cafe Tomaselli where Mozart used to hang out at. We took the cable car(I believe it's called festungsbahn) up the top of the hill to the Salzburg fortress. It had great views of the city and the surrounding hills.





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