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Catherine in front of the hotel we stayed in in
Salzburg, Austria.
When we first drove to
Salzburg, I couldn't find the hotel because I didn't realize it was located on
pedestrian only street. However, after a few turns around the area we realized where the hotel was located. We were then able to find parking not too far away and walked to our hotel.
Our room at the
Goldene Khrone hotel.
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Street view outside of our hotel.
Saizburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centers in the German-speaking world, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its Alpine setting. It is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the setting for parts of the musical and film The Sound of Music. Salzburg is also a student city, with three universities.
Salzburg is on the banks of the
Salzach river, at the northern boundary of the Alps. The closest alpine peak,the
Untersberg, is only a few kilometers from the city center. The
Altstadt, or "old town", is dominated by its baroque towers and churches and the massive
Festung Hohensalzburg, the city's fortress, built in 1077. This area is surrounded by two smaller mountains, the
Monchsberg and
Kapuzinerberg.
The family of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is buried in this small church graveyard in the old town.
Even the McDonald's seemed more elegant in
Salzburg. We didn't eat here, but it was fun to see an old
familiar brand far from home.
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View of a pedestrian only street (Getreidegasse). in Salzburg.
View of a pedestrian only street (Getreidegasse). in Salzburg.
The birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In one squares of Salzburg there was an outdoor chestboard with chest pieces.
The fortress Hohensalzburg.
Fountain in the Residenzplatz, Salzburg, Austria.
Catherine and I saw lots of cute shops around Salzburg.
We also had some wonderful food while we were there. Here we are eating at an outdoor table we we watched people going to the concerts around town. One thing that I found interesting were the men in tuxedo and woment in evening gowns riding bicycles on their way to concerts.
