Salzburg!

Hello Salzburg. You are truly lovely. In nature, two of my favorite things are mountains and greenery. My little nature loving heart could not have been more thrilled to see this beautiful area complete with old stuff!

We met up with Davis' step-uncle, Gerhart, and did a walking tour of Salzburg. We walked a ton on this trip. I should say that I also love walking.

unicorns, because they are really awesome

We left the train station and walked through Mirabell gardens to get into the famous part of Salzburg. The entrance was guarded by unicorns, always a good choice.

Davis catching up with Gerhart

Hello Salzburg. Complete with castle.

famous pedestrian street

Salzburg has it's charm for sure. However, when you aren't shoppers or good at buying souvenirs, walking through these pedestrian streets with shops becomes a quick affair. Everyone else seemed pretty content shopping, but neither one of us were interested in that. 

Mozart's childhood home

As stated previously, Austrians love their musical heritage. Mozart lived in Salzburg as a kid. This was his house. We didn't go in it because they have a castle too. Castles are cooler than houses. We did try the famous Mozart chocolate they sell in almost any store in Austria. Not bad, Mozart.

Salzburg's Cathedral

I just couldn't and still can't get over how incredibly beautiful their churches are (probably expensive). It makes meeting in a school gym/cafeteria for our local church an interesting experience. Can you imagine if someone time traveled from one of these churches to ours, which did meet in an elementary school. What they would think? It's kinda funny to think about.

old chapel in the old cemetery

Now, to Hohensalzburg! There is the tram option or you can walk up. Of course we walked. It was a good walk. How did they manage those steep hills in the winter with non-modern-grippy-shoes?

the way up

Excellent spot of a castle if you ask me
and it was for it was never conquered until dumb Napoleon

one of the gates

a castle needs be cute too, right?

it's pretty from the top, am i right?

After receiving an informative but quick tour of the castle, we made our way across the crest of the hill through the forest. You can see parts of the wall and different views of Salzburg.

why do i always make my neck crooked in pictures?!

After our lovely stroll and vista viewings, we headed down and spent the rest of the afternoon drinking in beer gardens.

I apparently drink the slowest

happy boy at Stiegl, a favorite of his

this thing was heavy. and good.

And what better thing to do after you've eaten and drank beer... eat and drink more! We finished out our time in Salzburg at Mullner Brau beer garden at the Augustinian Monastery. And by the way, the weather was perfect for the rest of the trip.