Salzburg is known for four main things: salt (Salz) mines, a fortress on the hill (burg), Mozart, and the Sound of Music. The trip was extremely nice. We travelled with two others couples so we stayed in a place much nicer than we typically do (Billz and I roll dirty and ghetto). The breakfast spread was incredible!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed the Hohensalzburg Castle, especially since the trolley car was broken so we hiked it (yall know I get off on that sort of thing). The pictures below are the boys sitting on a real canon in the fortress and a view from one of the canon windows.
I was pleasantly surprised by the Sound of Music Tour. I am typically a little cheap, but since the whole group was into the tour, I decided to jump on board despite the hefty price tag. Not only did we get some inside scoop, history, and real scenery from the movie, but we also go an entire tour bus to ourselves (100+ seats for 6 people) and a tour of the country-side and Mondsee. The Edelwiess flower now holds a special place in my heart after hearing an Austrian tale. Since it usually grows in inaccessible places, it is said that Austrian men had to hike a mountain and find an Edelweiss to present to their fiance in order to show their commitment before marrying them.
In the picture below, Sara and Phil are grubbing on a Salzburger Nockerl, a typical sweet soufflé for which the city of Salzburg, Austria, is famous. They are supposed to represent the hillsides surrounding the city of Salzburg: the Gaisberg, Moenchsberg and Nonnberg. The dusting of powdered sugar resembles the snow-covered peaks.
In the picture below, Phil is admiring sake at a restaurant we now refer to as, "Ninja Please" or "I just shit myself" or "9.80€ sake/shnapps" or even "We gotta go. We gotta go right now." I cannot begin to tell the whole story, but it started with a night of drinking, a desire for a small plate and sake at the end of the night, and in the end we got smacked with an outrageous bill and they lost half of their glasses. The term "Ninja Please" was coined, and the prices 8.90€ and 9.80€ will be forever ingrained in our head.
This is us on the train. Barbara made us all chicken filet sandwiches for the ride!!! Barbs and Sarah also brought us homemade trail mix and white chocolate covered pretzels!!! They are both SOOOOO good in the kitchen; they make me feel so lame. I enjoy the train rides so much - no one has to drive so we can eat and have a beer and conversate the entire time. Sooooo nice.
Below is our house in Krafshof (which is ~2miles from the city center of Nürnberg. We have a balcony off of our bedroom and a little garden that I enjoy very much. OUr village is one of my favorite parts of our experience. EVERYONE says good morning (Guten Morgen), and the people really just want to help you out.
In Germany, at the local restaurants there is always a reserved table for the locals called the Stammtisch. It is a really big step to get to sit at one. We were invited on the first night, and the group is absolutely hilarious!!
Below is Billy and me at an Irish Bar. My colleagues make fun of me for going, but it is so much fun! Always live music, and it is one place where Billy does not stand out as much for being the loudest one there!
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