Sunday 28^th August 2016

Another early start this morning (6:00am) as we were being picked up this morning at 8:30am by “Bobs Special Tours” for our Salzburg Sound of Music  & Hallstatt Tour.

Weather today is going to be a very hot 30° but it felt much hotter.

We were in a Ford Transit van mini bus that carried 8 passengers & driver.

We visited the Sound of Music venues in Salzburg:- The Palace of Leopoldskron, used as the Von Trapp home & where the children fell in the lake; Hellbrunn Palace to see the Gazebo where Leisal & Raul sang you are 16 going on 17.

Back in the bus for the 1-hour trip to Hallstatt, the lakes district of Salzburg.  The scenery is stunning with lakes surrounded by high mountains and castles along the shoreline. Had lunch in Hallstatt at a café on the edge of the lake, then a short stroll around before getting back on the bus for the trip to Mondsee to see the Cathedral where Maria and Captain Von Trapp were married in the movie.

Arrived back in Salzburg about 5:00pm and walked through the Mirabelle Gardens before going back to our hotel for s cup and rest prior to going to the Alter Fuchs (The Fox) pub where we had an excellent meal of various pork dished and finished with berry & egg soufflé.

The Palace of Leopoldskron

The Gazebo

The lake at Hallstatt

Mondsee Cathedral

Saturday 27^th August 2016

Up at 6:00am this morning as we leaving Prague today and have to be at the railway station in time to board the 9:12 am train to Salzburg.

The first part of the journey, Prague to Munich was in the 1^st class section, which very comfortable with plenty of space and a table to rest books, iPads etc. on. We even had lunch served to us by a waiter on real crockery with proper cutlery, also had a beer with lunch. Excellent service and the food was very good. We arrived at Munich around 3:00pm and changed platforms ready to catch the 4:18pm train to Salzburg.

Arrived in Salzburg at 6:00pm and got a taxi to the Hotel Wolf Dietrich where we are staying for the next 3 nights.

After checking in we walked around the local streets and had a lovely meal of hamburgers with fries  (cooked flat & crisp) accompanied by a beer for Mick & I and a glass of wine for Lynne & Heather. Heather and Lynne also had a “Mozart Cup” ice cream in a huge “horn of plenty” glass dish.

Continued our walking tour after dinner going over the bridge to the old town them back to our hotel.

Lunch on the train

View from the back on the train