Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Continuing up the Danube, we docked at Linz for an all-day bus trip to Salzburg, where we could indulge in all things Mozart and all things "Sound of Music". (The movie was filmed in Salzburg.)
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| We had a rest stop at Mondsee before arriving at Salzburg. |
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| After a short (30 minute) concert by a string quartet (music by Mozart, of course) in the Mirabell Palace cathedral, we walked by the palace gardens. |
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| We crossed the Salzach River to get to the oldest part of town. The Hohensalzburg Fortress dominates the town from its hilltop site. |
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| Looking up at the fortress from the Kapitalplatz. The funicular can be seen going up to the fortress on the right end of the fortress wall. The large gold ball with a man on top is an art installation. |
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| The funicular has been running since 1892, but these cars are quite new. It's a quick ride to the top - much quicker than the "inclines" we've been on in Pittsburgh. |
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| We took the funicular up to the fortress and were treated to an amazing view of Salzburg. |
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| A view of the funicular from the fortress. |
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| The fortress is really a whole town unto itself. |
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| St. Peter's Cemetery is at the base of the fortress. |
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| Salzburg Cathedral |
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| The Cathedral has five organs. Four small organs are in this photo - one at each interior corner of the transept. |
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| The Salzburg Christkindlmarkt. |
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