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BoLin49 25th Aniversary Trip
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- Sep 12, 2022, 1:54pm
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 1,407 ft
- Austria Salzburg Leopoldskron castle Leopoldskron 47.788333, 13.03833347°47’18” N 13°2’18” E
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Salzburg, Austria
September 12, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We left Vienna with a slight drizzle. We ate, on the road with McDonald's breakfast. I know. Don't judge.
Our destination today is Salzburg. A beautiful city that is separated by the Salzach River. I just cannot believe it has been 25 years since we last visited this beautiful and pristine city.
If you are a fan of the Sound of Music movie, you will remember the house on the lake. We are staying on the grounds of that great house. I can see Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer walking on the back patio when the kids come to the house from the lake. Most of the kids fell into the lake. In the movie, the front of the house and the back of the house actually come from different great houses.
We immediately went to the top of a mountain and began shooting pics back across the city to include the massive fort. With that task completed, we dropped the ladies off in old Town while Bruce and I looked for parking. Big mistake. It took us 45 mins to find a place. We found d a restaurant just off the main square and ate pizza and spaghetti. Great meal.
We then set out to find the Chappell where it is said that the song Silent Night was written. It is just a 45 min drive from Salzburg. It is located in the town of Laufen, Germany. Wonderful story and setting.
We returned to take some nighttime shots of Fortress Hohensalzburg, sitting on the top of a mountain, overlooking the city of Salzburg, as well as Schlosd Leopoldskron (the main house in the Sound of Music.
Another glorious day.Read more
Traveler Great picture!
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Traveler Beautiful picture!
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BoLin49 25th Aniversary Trip
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- Sep 13, 2022, 9:20am
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 1,407 ft
- Austria Salzburg Leopoldskron castle Leopoldskron 47.788333, 13.03833347°47’18” N 13°2’18” E
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Day 5
Ludwig's Palace
September 13, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We started our day by having breakfast in the most beautiful setting on the second floor of the Von Trapp house (not really, just the one in the movie). It was quite a spread of great food and the dinning room was something to behold.
Twenty five years ago, we visited Mirabel Gardens. It was here that Julie Andrew's sang, "Do, Re, Me" while dancing around the gardens with the Von Trapp kids. We visited it again and it was just as charming.
Kim, in order to honor our Twenty five years of traveling, wrote new lyrics to the song, "My Favorite Things." While in the gardens, the four of us performed the song. Yes, Bruce and Linda sang along. What was interesting was the number of tourists that stopped and encouraged us with huming and nodding along with our singing. We will not be quitting our day jobs. LOL
We left Salzburg headed to Linderhof Palace. I have not mentioned this before, but all of Europe has the most beautiful landscapea. And, Germany is no exception, especially Bavaria.
We have never visited Linderhof before and we werea looking forward to visiting a new castle designed by King Ludwig II. He designed several, however three that are closely associated with him are Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein, and Linderhof.
I was not prepared for its beauty and size. The castle was built in the splendor of the French Palace Versailles but it is simply the smallest I have seen.we were not allowed to take pics or video inside, so I cannot show you, but I was impressed. And Iam rarely impressed with the insides of Chateaux, palaces, or castles, but this one "blew my mind."
We toured the grounds, I bought a new hat and we headed to Schwangau, the city at the foot of another of Ludwig's castles, Neuschwanstein.
We arrived at our hotel and amazement number 2 for the day, you can see the castle from our hotel. I am saddened that is not illuminated at night for us (only during summer months).
We walked abou 300 meters to a restaurant where we had another fabulous meal with desert.
I am looking so forward to tomorrow even though it is supposed to rain every hour. Not a problem for us. We make lemonade out of lemons.Read more
Traveler Ooo, your zoom caught the different colors! Much better than mine!!
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- Sep 2, 2022, 7:41am
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 426 m
- Austria Salzburg Leopoldskron castle Leopoldskron 47.788084, 13.03868647°47’17” N 13°2’19” E
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Morning view ☕️
September 2, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Noch eben Frühstück, dann geht’s los 🚌💨
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Traveler sieht das traumhaft aus! Gute Weiterfahrt
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