The Hills are Alive...

As mentioned in my previous post, Chenea and I went to Salzburg last weekend. I was originally planning to go by myself, but at 11PM the night before I was planning to leave, Chenea ended up finding someone to cover her shift so she was able to come too!

Luckily, when we got there, the hostel still had space available so we were able to stay in the same place. It was the nicest hostel I have ever stayed at... wooden floors, clean rooms and bathrooms, and friendly staff... quite a nice surprise! After dropping off our bags, we headed to the city center and followed Rick Steve's self-guided walking tour, which showed us all the main points of interest in town. We also saw some others doing the exact same thing... Rick may take over the travel world soon!! Along the way we enjoyed a gigantic chocolate-covered pretzel, and some delicious gelato!

The VonTrapp Home

The next day we did the Sound of Music Tour. Much of the Sound of Music was filmed in Salzburg, so we got to see all of the main sights... the VonTrapp home, the famous gazebo, the convent, and church where they married. We also learned a little about the real VonTrapp family as well! It was a lot of fun, and we did a little singing too! As many of you know, I watched this movie probably hundreds of times, whenever I made a visit to Grandma's, so I really enjoyed being able to see the sights in real life!

The gazebo where Liesl and Ralph secretly met

Before heading back to Garmisch, we had dinner at Astro Coffee, another of Rick's recommendations... We loved it and told the owner she should open one in Garmisch because she would have a huge clientele!

We almost got on a fast train back, which our ticket wasn't good for, but luckily the conductor helped us find the right one! We came back and immediately watched the movie so we could see all the places we visited! It was a short but sweet trip, and I really enjoyed traveling with one of my best friends... sometime that is hard to do with our different work schedules!

This week it's back to Munich for Octoberfest!