Day 2 – Sunday, December 20th, 2009 – Salzburg

January 18, 2010

Woke up around eight am. Took luke-warm showers. Kids were up at eight thirty on their own. Good mood. Got ready and went down to eat a quick breakfast. Very nice breakfast! Then, we left at 10:40 for a one-hour “overview” tour of Salzburg. While we were waiting, we saw St. Andrews Church. It was a small tour, and the driver was nice; and also very nice people on the tour. There was a couple from England (we could tell by their accents) and two guys from India. We saw the sights in the city, saw some of the landscape and residential parks/areas just outside the city. We spent about 25 minutes in a wonderful Christmas market, and I almost spent 125 Euros on a nativity scene (it would have been worth it). Bought some roasted Chestnuts and a music maker. Katie bought ornaments and broke one soon after.

After the tour, we walked through the city, then found a nice little spot for lunch. After the late lunch, we rode up the “mountain trolley” to the fortress that overlooks the town. Very spectacular! We spent time up in that fortress and saw four men playing horns, great views, a Christmas market up there! We saw where they hid the cannons, and also a puppet museum. It was cold up there. We rode the “Waggon Train” back down the hill and then walked back to the hotel (probably about 1.5 km). Ordered a pizza and had it delivered (not as common as in the U.S. but we found a place). I think it was the owner who brought us a pizza. In bed; legs are tired. We loved Salzburg – it is beautiful – like who-ville without the weird who’s…

Random: In addition to Mozart and Doppler, we also saw the building where Einstein delivered his speech about the theory of relativity.