June 6 Salzburg

Up at 6 again and on the bus at 8.30 for our free excursion to Salzburg today. The birthplace of Mozart and the setting for The Sound of Music.
The trip took about 2 hours. We did the usual walking tour checking out where Mozart was born and lived until he left Salzburg at the age of 27 and went to Vienna. He died at the age of 37. We also saw where various scenes from the Sound of Music were filmed.
Strasburg is a lovely city with some beautiful buildings. The day was quite hot reaching 28 degrees in the afternoon. After the tour we went on the funicular up to the fortress above the city. It was built in the 11th century and is an imposing feature of the city skyline. After that we headed to a restaurant for strudel and a drink then wandered down to the river to wait for the tour to regroup. On the way back to Linz we stopped at Mondsee where there is a lovely old monastery that was the scene of a wedding in the movie.
Dinner was again sumptuous. After dinner it was back to our cabin to pack in anticipation of leaving the boat tomorrow for Vienna.Read more