Salzburg was AMAZING!! I was astonished by the beauty in Austria and how green and gorgeous everything is! We had a little hostel trouble (they lost our reservation) but my mom taught me well and needless to say i ended up getting us a private room worth way more for the price of the dorms. :) We arrived in Austria pretty late for our first night we just went to sleep as soon as we settled in. We woke up the next morning bright and early for the sound of music tour. It was so exciting. We were singing songs on the bus (which was decorated with sound of music pictures) and our tour guide was so funny. We learned a lot about the true story of the family and the filming process. The funniest thing i learned was that everyone loves the sound of music but the Austria's. Actually, they hate the movie because it is not true to the real story and it was "a rip off" of a movie they originally made. Also the front of the house is a different building than the back and the inside is actually a hollywood sound stage. We saw a lot of buildings that were in the movie including the cathedral from the wedding scene. It was as extraordinary in real life as in the movie... SO BEAUTIFUL! The Maribel Gardens (where they filmed Do a Deer are astonishing. We walked through them for a long time just taking everything in.
In Salzburg there is also a fortress. From what I understood, until last century Salzburg was its own country and not part of Germany. Its a very independent and proud city. The fortress was really cool. Salzburg is also where Mozart was born and raised. :) There is lots of Mozart memorabilia throughout the city. I was able to see his houses! I was sad to go but we saw so much and I suggest it to anyone that comes to Europe.
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