Salzburg - Mozart everywhere!!

on way to Salzburg from Vienna - can feel the Sound of Music already!

Salzburg - a little town flooded with tourists (but not as flooded as Prague is, that was overflowing!!) mostly cos of 2 things: 1) as d birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (if u dont know who he is, do an online search!); 2) where "Sound Of Music" was shot.

1 of d many Mozart memorials - this 1 is along the way to the lookout

if u didnt knew that b4 going there, dont worry, u will know it once u reached. there's so many statues/pictures of Mozart that his image is now implanted in my mind permanently! everything seems to be related to Mozart. u even see an image of Mozart holding chocolates. Mozart selling chocolate!?????? my guess is he might not be too happy about it...

an old tree in Mirabell Gardens

fountain in Mirabell Gardens - where DoReMi was sung in Sound Of Music

same as d locations for "Sound Of Music". there's soooo many different companies running tours to all d locations with detailed explanation of which scene was shot where. u probably would know if u are a big fan of d film. u can see some examples in here.

another location seen in Sound of Music

d d locations looks nicer in d film i thought. but of cos coming fr this industry, they must have done a lot to make sure d place looks even better than it already did, with perfect lightings and all. maybe also cos when d film was shot, there wasnt as much tourists going to these places... but still, it was nice.

LinzerGasse - streets full of elaborated shop signs

besides that, there's a shopping street with lots of elaborated shop signposts. some of them r very impressive i must say!

view of Festung Hohensalzburg Castle from the city

and of cos a castle, Festung Hohensalzburg. i've been to a number of castles or fotresses now but somehow i never got sick of them! maybe i will by d end of d trip... who knows...

we couldnt find a host here so we cut short our stay here n went to a hostel. after d Prague experience, we didnt really have confidence in hostels so decide to juz spend a night. but this 1 proves to be clean n safe. the hostel played "Sound Of Music" in d common room throughout d day. so if u r really bored or really LOVE d film, u know where to go.

we met a nice korean gal who is a fellow couchsurfer. she couldnt find a host here as well so came to d hostel too. we spent a long time talking about our CS experiences n only went to bed when we almost woke d whole room up (they were all her friends thank goodness). she left early in d morning but we are sure we will see each other on CS!

i always liked small towns cos it feels more cosy n intimate n less populated/crowded. but somehow i dont feel as much for this town than Bremen or Brugges. it is still a beautiful small town nevertheless so here's photos to prove it.

Mozarthaus - meaning Mozart's House

Petersfriedhof or St Peters Cemetary

walking up to lookout

Salzburg city fromt he lookout

Festung Hohensalzburg Castle tower/entrance

city of Salzburg with Salzach river

view from highest pointt in Festung Hohensalzburg Castle, see the mountains n d alps behind the mountains!

Salzburg - Mozart everywhere!!

Salzburg, Austria