Austria

August 24-27, 2019

Salzburg Austria is a great city to visit. There are nice paths to walk along the Salzach River. Most sights you want to see are in the old town area. Everything is within easy walking distance once you are in the city. We stayed at a campground with a bus stop at the main entrance. All we had to do was hop on the bus and 15 minutes later we were in old town, very convenient. You can't visit Salzburg and not take a salt mine tour, so we did. We visited Salzburg many years ago and toured a salt mine, so this was our second tour. They both were very simular - ride a small train into the mountain, go down wooden slides (these are a lot of fun), barge across a large underground lake, and walk a lot in dark tunnels. It is interesting.

Old town area of Salzburg.

Schloss Mirabella

Mirabella Gardens

Mirabella Gardens

Pedestrian shopping street - We were here about 12 years ago. The street with the beautiful signs looks the same, but the crowds are new. My old photo only had a few people in it. 

Pedestrian bridge over the Salzach River.

Salzburg's duck boat tour.

Ducks selling glasses.

Mozart ducks.

Mozart chocolate.

Open piano in front of Mozart statue - Anyone can sit and play the piano. The two we heard were quite good.

Kapitel Horse Pond

Horse drawn carriages next to the Kapitel Horse Pond.

"Sphaera" - man standing on golden ball sculpture in Kapitelplatz Square.

"Pieta" - sculpture by Anna Chromy

Hallein Salt Mine near Salzburg. They claim they are the worlds oldest salt mine.
 

Wooden slide aka miners slide.

Austrian countryside

Roads through the mountains are very scenic.

View of Zugspitze from Austria. Zugspitz is the highest peak in Germany and is on the border with Austria.