Salzburg and The Sound of Music Monday, April 18th, 2011 Day 6

We boarded the regional train for Salzburg this morning.  It is a 2 hour train ride and for the 5 of us, the cost was 29 euro..not bad!  We arrived about noon, grabbed something to eat and boarded the bus for our tour of the Sound of Music sites in Salzburg.  We first stopped at the site of the filming of the back of the Von Trapp house facing the lake.  Swimming is not permitted in this lake and it is continuously fed by water coming from the mountains.  Add to this the facts that many takes were needed to film the scene where the children and Maria fall from the boat and that the smallest child could not swim and what they had was a near disaster!  The smallest child took in too much water and almost drowned! 



Back of the Von Trapp house.  The appearance was altered via special effects.

The Mirabell Garden was where several things were filmed.  The steps and the Pegasus fountain were the site of the famous Do Re Mi song by Maria and the Children.  Also here, the ivy covered walkway Maria ran through, and the site where the  children sang while criss-crossing and singing the needle pulling thread part of the song.  The gardens were beautiful!





Mirabel Gardens with the Do Re Mi steps in the back

Pegasus Fountain where the children sang while walking its edge.



Next was a quick stop with possibly the most beautiful scenery any of us had ever seen. I can't recall the name of the lake and the pictures don't do it justice.



The most beautiful spot in the Alps

Salzburg, Austria





Church where Maria was married.
It was absolutely gorgeous!





The Gazebo 
There were actually 3; this is one of the 3.

My one regret:  I didn't get to twirl on the mountain top!!  Otherwise, it was everything I had hoped for and loved every second! 

After our tour, we enjoyed a great dinner outside and boarded the train back to Munich.  I wish we had had more time here, but I'm thankful for the time we did have.  As we left Salzburg, the old fortress was visible.



Fortress above Salzburg built in 600AD



It was a fabulous day!!!!!!!!!