Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg, with it's beautiful hills, flowing river and  crisp air filled with harmonious voices singing the soundtrack to the Sound of Music. The Sound of Music isn't Salzburg's only musical claim to fame, the musical genius Amadeus Mozart was born and raised in Salzburg.
Salz means salt in German. Salzburg got its wealth and prestige from the salt mining done in the area and shipped down the Salzach River. Salt mining had been done since the time of the Celtic settlement. Salt is referred to as "white gold" in the area.
While in Salzburg we drove a half hour to a salt mine. This was the kids favorite part of the vacation. We rode a train into the mine, learned how salt was mined and even got to ride down slides the miners rode down to get to the bottom of the mines.
Salzburg had many beautiful cathedrals, palaces, streets and wonderful food such as cheese, sausages and pastries and we heard some beautiful street performers.

These decorations were on a wall in Salzburg.

I think they are breathtaking. 

View of Old Town Salzburg

It rained the whole time we were in Salzburg. 

I am betting the city looks even more

spectacular in the sunlight. 

The roofs get the green color from the oxidation 

of copper they are made of.

This is the fountain that the Von Trapp children

run around singing the song Do-re-Me 

This is the home used for filming the Sound of 

Music. It was not the original Von Trapp family

villa. It is not open to the public.