AustriaDrove to Český Krumlov via Mondsee. Mondsee is a beautiful lake-side town which, apart from being a very charming town and great Summer holiday spot, is where the church, St. Michael's, is situated. This is the church used for the wedding scene in the Sound of Music film. The town was vibrant and busy with markets leading to the church, while those not shopping atvthe markets were heading to theRead more
Austria'Sound of Music' wedding church. You'll all be pleased to know that this is the last Sound of Music 🎶 post- however can there ever be too much of it??
Beks TravelsNever.... I am hoping the first of many musicals to provide the sound track to your travel!
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Brief post to show you some pictures of the beautiful Attersee where we stopped for lunch en route from Vienna to Salzburg.
It was a recommendation which did not disappoint. A clear blue lake framed by mountains. I think the pictures speak for themselves.
Our Year OffNot here no, as we were only stopping for lunch and everything was packed away, was a perfect spot tho!
AustriaThis is the Church in the movie tsom where the wedding took place. In real life they were married in Salzburg in a small monastery that would not allow them to make a movie there.
David ShippyWow, that's quite the church, did you and Mom renew your vows while you were there?
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We passed along Lake Attersee on the way home from Halstatt, so stopped off to let the driver have a bit of a look at the scenery. There are some serious constructions around to protect the roads from landslides!
We were laughing about the "Achtung Kinder" sign. Craig says "Mein Gott im Himmel, what's wrong with these people? At least in Australia it is only the crocodiles that eat the Germans.Read more
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We managed to see a few The Sound of Music things in Austria. Actually turned out quite hard to get a photo of alps, green grass, fir trees and to be able to actually get onto the grass. Saw lots of settings, couldn't access them!
My lovely husband did do a drive by of the church in which the scene of Maria and Captain von Trapp getting married was filmed in Mondsee, the village we were stayingRead more
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The kids decided it was time for a swim - just the ticket when it is cold outside hey? Took me a longgggg time to get in the water, but it was quite pleasant once you were in. The coverage is good for maintaining warmth, but a shame because it was an infinity pool so I imagine the view from the pool in summer when the cover is off is quite spectacular.
Kate and I wandered over to the barn at 5pmRead more
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Today, we did one of Austria's highlight fixed-rope-climbs "the dragon wall". It was our first longer outdoor climb and a challenging one for beginners for sure. But after the practicing indoors, we felt ready for a more challenging one.
The hike goes up the steep wall on the left of picture #2 all the way to the mountain summit. We were climbing for 3 hours and then hiked down on the other sideRead more
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Mo and I had planned a climb into a canyon at lake Wolfgang, but after a full night of snow, the climb was covered in a foot of snow and we had to change our plans. So we decided to do the dragon wall climb which I had done with my younger brother a week earlier.
It was so fun, again. Mo is such a natural climber and rocked through the 3 hour climb in just over 2 hours! I could barely keep upRead more
Austria28 of September. On this day we went to Sovana it was stuck to the side of the mountain. There was a rain forest at one end and a Vie Cave Etruscha. This was a narrow path that had hills on each side caves all around it and a small cold river flowing on the other side of the hill. As we went into one of the caves there was a sign on the sign it said watch out for boor and porcupines both witch canRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Politischer Bezirk Vöcklabruck, Politischer Bezirk Vocklabruck, Vöcklabruck District
