After the Sound of Music tour ended, where they filmed the Do Rae Mi step scene, we decided to check out the stuff on top of the cliff overlooking Salzburg. You see old town Salzburg is built right up against a cliff face that they have made cuts out of to build stuff and there are some cool things up on top of it. To get up to the top you have to take an elevator, so that is what we did. We took an elevator ride up to the top and we were treated with another amazing view (pictured above). Austria is so full of these. We made the decision then to take some time and relax a little bit after going, going, going for 3 days straight. A nice relaxing lunch with this view from atop the cliff was just what the doctor ordered. It allowed us to pause and reflect on our trip so far, with a great view. So we spent the afternoon slowing down a little bit, which 100% included some apple strudel or apfelstrudel. We then ventured back down the elevator and went for a walk along the river back to where the Sound of Music tour had ended. There is geocache in that park and we were determined to find it. Unfortunately after a good 25 minutes of searching, we could not find the geocache and decided to get back to being touristy.
We then went back to our hotel to make sure to snag some coffee and coffee cakes and planned out what we should do for dinner……….Indian Food. A weird choice I know, but it was right next to our hotel and had really good reviews! It wasn’t as bad as you might think, I mean India is closer to Austria than America. The best part was listening to the owner, who is Indian, speaking in German. That is not something you get to experience everyday.
All in all, it was a day filled with some amazing things. We learned a lot about Austrian history and were intrigued by some church history and learned a lot about the church in Germany and Austria. Did you know that if you go to catholic church they take you “tithe” straight out of your paycheck every two weeks if you state that you are catholic??!? Crazy.
This is probably the first day that I really felt happy and content about the trip. No anxiousness or worrying about making sure we catch this train or that train. Not much thinking about what we had to do next, but just time to spend exploring the great Earth! It is finally starting to feel like we are on vacation too and not just a weekend away! Not worrying about work, or really life at home at all and just taking in the fresh Austrian air and just felling so happy and blessed that we were able to take a trip like this. The best part, at this point at least, is knowing that we are just getting started. Only 3 days in to an awesome 19 days!
Travel Tales From BB-8 