Europe Trip - day 3 - Salzberg, Austria

Next up on our itinerary was Munich and Salzberg. Yet another wonderful breakfast spread was awaiting us in the morning. The personal touch and hospitality at the local B&Bs was very refreshing. After enjoying our breakfast we picked ours bags and headed to the train station to reach Munich. We had planned a day trip to Salzberg in Austria from there.

Rakesh @ breakfast

Breakfast

Our wonderful hosts at the B&B

At the train station

Some more posing in the train

Salzberg is a quaint little town along the banks of Salzach river sitting on the foothills of the Alps. The Salzach river flows calmly in the middle of the town. Salzberg gave the world Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as well as The Sound of Music.

Our first stop was the birthplace of the musical genius Mozart. Then we headed to the Mozart house where Mozart actually grew up. We took an audio tour of the house which is now a museum. The tour gave us a glimpse of the life of Mozart, his childhood, his family and we listened to some wonderful music by Mozart. At the end of the tour we watched a short movie. It was fascinating to know about the life of this genius.

Birthplace of Mozart

Next we wandered on the streets of the city eating some yummy gelatos. Salzberg is a charming town with a beautiful shopping center with fascinating shops signs, beautiful courtyards, streets etc. We kept strolling through the town for some time and just enjoying the old town charm. It also has a modern influence with lot of big western brand stores visible everywhere.

Salzac river in the background

These dogs were huge

Next we hiked up the HohenSalzburg castle which is a prime attraction in Salzberg. The castle is located at a hill top and is more than 900 years old. There is a cable car that goes up but we just decided to hike up. The hike up is quite arduous however there are breathtaking views from the top. We rested our tired feet and enjoyed watching the cloud and snow covered mountain peaks. It started drizzling a bit so we hurried down back to the town.

On the way up to the castle

Check out the beautiful views of the castle and the Alps in the below pictures:

Every trip has to have atleast a few jumping pose pics

We were now craving some warm food and started browsing through Rick Steve's book for some recommendations. We found an Indian place and were very excited. As we reached the place and started browsing through their menu it turned out to be a disappointment as there wasn't any vegetarian food. Walking further we found a small Chinese restaurant and gobbled up some hot noodles and fried rice.

 

 

Finally we bid goodbye to beautiful Salzberg and headed back to Munich. The hotel that we were staying at in Munich was a youth hostel. So the room was clean but with no frills. But we were too tired to really care.