Salzburg, part V - Hohensalzburg ii

This entry is basically just an extension of the last one because I didn't want to fit 26 photos into one piece.

We are still in the Hohensalzburg. I'm just going to let the pretty photos speak for themselves, because this was day 2 in Salzburg, and the next day I got up at 4am in the morning as I always do to catch an infernally early bus in order to get the most out of my daylight. I'll talk about that in my next entry.

This was my hostel room card, which I thought merited a photo. Julie Andrews and the von Trapps! I am sixteen going on seventeen, innocent as a rose.

Salzburg, part IV - Hohensalzburg i

Took the funicular (Salzburger Festungsbahn) up to Hohensalzburg. I am not sure if I've ever mentioned this before, but going up - and down, for that matter - these contraceptions gives me severe vertigo and makes me feel quite sick. However, it was either that or try climb your way up. Actually, I don't think there is a path which you can climb - as far as I could tell the funicular's the only way you can get into the castle.

The tickets for entry to the Hohensalzburg included a round trip for the funicular. I can't remember the specific price but it certainly did not come cheap.

This is a view of the Old Town, going up. Brr it gives me the shivers. Can you see the tracks of the funicular, and where it starts?

The weather was splendid, and the castle itself was very photogenic. These Bavarian Alps are wonderful, and the air was crisp and fresh. There wasn't really that much to see of the castle, since apparently it's still in use by the Austrian government and us visitors don't get to see much.

The rest shall be photos. This is actually coming along a lot faster than I'd anticipated. At this rate I probably will get it all done by tonight.

Another cafe with a great view

Salzburg, part III - Rupertikirtag and the Old Town

The Old Town was bustling with life, mainly because of the Rupertikirtag, or the Salzburg Oktoberfest.

I mentioned huge iced biscuits. These are the ones I was thinking of - they were everywhere in this region. Oh yes, and lots more dirndl and lederhosen.

Wonder if he knows how majorly he photobombed my biscuits

It was close to teatime, so I ordered a sauerkraut and wurst - very traditional Bavarian fare. This cost 4 euros but YUM. I've had loads of sauerkraut (Poland, Germany and now Austria), as well as that gross bottled stuff sold by Sainsbury's, and this was by far the best sauerkraut I've ever tasted in my entire life.

A glimpse of some of the stalls in the Rupertikirtag.

I thought this was funny - someone had draped a a shawl on one of the rather stern statues, that looked like it had been made from Elmer the elephant.

Oh, yes, and this is the house where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart grew up!

Casting back once more at the Fortress, where Mozart first performed..

Fancy baroque architecture.

Salzburg, part II - the Old Town

This entry is just going to be a photo entry with the occasional this and that thrown in.

I was on the 6th floor, by the way. The lift was made out of glass like the one in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and this was the view I got.

I bought some frozen veg and salmon at the Billa and microwaved it into a rather delicious dinner. Went online as I usually do, and to my surprise, rather, Jake had messaged me asking how I was, and if he could read my blog. (This one, as a matter of fact.) We ended up talking for quite a while - it was the first time we'd talked since I'd left Wroclaw. After that little interlude I caught the bus to the Old Town (a 15 minute journey but way too far to walk, or maybe I'm just lazy).

Salz roads.

And, um, this is where I'll just shut up and let the  pictures do the talking. This, my friends, is the city where they filmed The Sound of Music, and the hills are filled, filled with the sound of music!

No photoshop, no filter. Not that I use them much anyway, here.