Salzburg, Austria - Day 4
Back in the Austrian countryside - on the way to Salzburg...
Starting our ascent into the hills.
Salzburg!
Hohensalzburg Castle, first built in 1077 and still standing.
Mozart lived in this house from his birth (1756) until he was 17. Music in the air everywhere in Salzburg, turn a corner and enjoy a concert!
Getreidegasse, where wrought iron signs still advertise businesses in the 15th Century buildings. Before most people could read, they could tell what the merchant sold by the picture on his sign.
Salzburg Cathedral, consecrated in 1628.
Fountain in Residenzplatz next to the cathedral - by Tomasso di Garona (1661).
The marble fountain is considered "the largest baroque fountain of Middle Europe".
The gardens at Mirabell Palace have been maintained since 1730.
The towers of St. Andrew's Church glow in the sun behind the garden.
The view from the garden sweeps to the Cathedral and on up to the Castle.
The gardens are baroque, as is much of everything in Salzburg.
July color!
Each pot is a sculpture.
Unusual but interesting sculptures from 1715 in the Zwerglgarten ("dwarf garden") in Mirabell's Bastion Garden.
Glad we're not tourists. Oh, wait...
Day trip by bus up the mountainside to Berchtesgaden, Germany.
The view from Obersalzberg - the summer resort where Third Reich leaders hatched some of their nefarious plans.
The beautiful valleys have been peaceful since 1945 when Allied Armies marched through on their way to the Obersalzberg region. Salzburg lies in the distance - the light spot below the clouds at upper right.
Back in Salzburg - evening view on the Salzach River with Müllner Kirche.
Good night, Salzburg.
Next morning we're on our way to Munich. One last glimpse of Hohensalzburg Castle!