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Salzburg Photos

Salzburg

Salzburg has a rich history dating all the way back to Roman times (and one day I hope to have time to write about it). However, most tourists know of Salzburg for 1 of 2 reasons. The first is that it was the where Mozart grew up. Therefore, classical music lovers go to see his birth house, a recreation of the house he spent his teen years in (an excellent museum!) and to listen to the wonderful performances that are put on in the city. Salzburg is also known for the sound of music. I wandered the city first then, at my hostel, watched the movie. The movie did a good job with both on location shooting as well as set design. In watching the Sound of Music, I also realized that I knew most of the songs. As for my impression of Salzburg, I did enjoy the Mozart sites and I got a kick out of seeing that by accident I saw all of the Sound of Music sties. The music that is preformed speaks for itself. However, I think that you should visit Salzburg just for the beauty of the town. You can climb a hill and watch the sun set (or rise) against the fortress with a spectacular alpine mountain in the background. The buildings and shops all have traditional fonts and the churches are beautiful both inside and out. (See the optical illusion for the statue of St. Mary.) Salzburg is also a good place to stay when visiting various lakes (like Lake Fuschl) close by. This text is just a place holder. One day, I hope once again to have the time to devote to the descriptions on where I visited on my web pages.

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The Alps	salzburg	Looking at Cathedral and salzburg Fortress
Szlaburg Fortress	Cardinal Residenz Platz	Residenz Plaza
With Halo/Crown	St. Mary	St. Mary W'Halo
This is a cool illusion. If you look at St. Mary the right way, 2 angles are putting a halo/crown on her head. However, if you look from any other angle, the halo is a gold circle on the cathedral.
Horsebath	A Cardinal
Church in Fortress	Mozart	Cardina's Memoral/tomb
Cathedral from the Fortress		Salzburg from the fortress
Church	St. Peters (In cemetery)	Crypt where von Trapp family hid in "The Sound of Music."

	View out of Mozart's childhood home	View from coffee shop looking at Mozart's childhood home
Inns river looking towards salzburg	Abbey	Fortress at sunset looking up from Cathedral
Salzburg and Salzburg Fortress		Steps of the Cathedral w/1 extra statue
		Monastery
	Another of St. Mary

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