Mozart
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Had a little visit with Mozart while in Salzburg!
Salzburg
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'The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Music'.
'Climbed Every Mountain' again!
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Love Salzburg! 3rd time I've been to Salzburg but this time in summer. Took the cable car up the Untersburg then hiked to the top! Views down onto Salzburg beautiful. We also visited lots of 'Sound ofLue lisää
Mondsee
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'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??
High on a Hill Was a Lonely Goat Herd!
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Sorry- promise this is now the last one!
Cesky Krumlov
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Drove northeast back into the Chez Republic again for 2 nights in the ancient walled city of Cesky Krumlov. We are staying in a lovely old hotel on the centre of the walled city. The is our hotel andLue lisää
Castle & town Cesky Krumlov
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In the morning we did a walking tour of the town and up to the castle. This is the 2nd biggest palace complex in Chez R after Prague Castle. The town and castle here are world heritage listed andLue lisää
Dinner last night
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We went to a little traditional Chez BBQ restaurant for dinner last night- goooooood!
Melk Benedictine Abbey
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Back in Austria driving through to Vienna and visited the town of Melk. Above the town is the massive and beautiful Abbey- one of the biggest Baroque structure. It's a Benedictine Order Abbey andLue lisää
Vienna
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Spending 5 nights in Vienna. So much to look at. Today we did the first day of our Hop On, Hop Off. Vienna was and still is the cultural hub of Austria.
Drinks, Coffee, Tea and snacks! Vienna
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The last photo is from a cake shop- we didn't eat this one! This shop has been decorating cakes since 1786.
Concert at the Musikverein Goldener Saal
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Last night we went to a concert at the 'Golden' Concert Hall in Vienna. Mostly Mozart music but the concert finished with some Strauss waltzes. It was wonderful to think that much of the Music wasLue lisää
Esterhazy Estate
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I'm so exited today to have visited the Esterhazy Estate where Joseph Haydn 'the Father of the Symphony ' worked for the very wealthy Esterhazy family/princes for around 30 years and where he composedLue lisää
Vienna
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Just so much to see!
Danube River
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After visiting the massive Schonbrunn Palace and Gardens in the morning, we took a boat trip down part of the Danube River. Went through one loch. I'm always surprised at how fast the rivers flow hereLue lisää
Budapest! Hungary
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At last! We arrived in Budapest today and I can now cross another thing off my bucket list! and so pleased I came- lives up to all my expectations. It was late afternoon by the time we reached ourLue lisää
Budapest
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The Danube River in Budapest is so much wider and busier than Vienna.
Budapest highlights
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So many things to see in Budapest. Part of today was spent visiting the Heroes Square where there are massive monuments to Hungary's past and the nearby park where there is a castle snd also one ofLue lisää
Hot Springs
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Beautiful inside the baths
Roslyn BrownNo- way too many people! I've been in the ones in Banff and just so crowded so just went into the building which is beautiful
Opera House, Budapest
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Danube by night
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River cruise tonight down the Danube. The really beautiful building is the Parliament building, I just can't help taking photos of it.
Shoes on the Danube
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In the morning we visited the 'Shoes on the Danube'. This is a memorial to the Budapest Jewish people during WW11 who were sadly taken to the banks of the Danube, told to remove their shoes and thenLue lisää
Last day in Budapest!
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What a great time we've had in Budapest and to finish off tomorrow is the National Day of Hungary with festivals and celebrations all over Budapest today and tomorrow. The Chain Bridge and many of theLue lisää
Goodbye Budapest
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Even after so many beautiful and amazing places that we've seen, my breath is taken away again! We have now left Hungary and travelled into 🇸🇮 Slovenia. Our first stop is for 3 nights inLue lisää