Salzburg Austria - Day 1

We decided over Labor Day weekend we were going to head to Salzburg.  Or maybe that was my decision because this is one place that I wanted to go because they filmed Sound of Music here and I have always wanted to go there and we were running out of time.

We arrived in a little before dinner time, cooked dinner, and found out that we were in walking distance to downtown.  So we decided after dinner to walk downtown and see what there is to see.  I LOVE seeing the boys walking and talking, enjoying each others' company.

This is the Hohensalzburg Fortress.  It is immense and you can see from almost every in own.

My boys are so good to me an pose when I would love to have a picture!!!

This is a WWII memorial for Austrians who died.

This is the Karolinenbrucke (Caroline Bridge) in Salzburg that is over the River Salzach.  It is one of the three most important bridges for the car traffic in Salzburg.  It is a relatively new bridge, but a ferry service has existed here since 1722.

It is such a beautiful view from the bridge!!

The boys walking and enjoying the view of Salzburg.

A different side of the fortress.  You can see how big it is.

I have to say, I fell in love with the views in this city already on the first day!

Michael always off the beaten track!!  I love his sense of adventure!

This is "The Fence of Capital Offence."  It was to commemorate the successful resistance to the nuclear state 1985-1989,  A civil protest movement, which crossed national frontiers and party lines.

This was on the side of the building.  I think it is another sun dial clock.

Next we headed into Mozartplatz Square and heard some wonderful music!  It is in the heart of the old town.

This is the central piece of interest, a Mozart memorial by Ludwig Schwanthaler.  It was opened in 1842 and the two sons of Mozart were present at the opening of the memorial.   They actually moved a baroque fountain with a statue of St Michael, which cost a lot to the city of Salzburg.

This is the New Residenz and Glockenspiel.  It is the former palace, now houses the central post office.  This tower holds the famous glockenspiel.  This bell tower has a carillon of 35 17th century bells.

This is the Salzburg Cathedral.  It is one of the first Baroque buildings north of the Alps.  It was consecrated in 1628 during the thirty years war.

I love the clocks on the old buildings!

This is the Cloak Conscience, Pitea Commendatore, Empty Coat Made Anna Chromy . We would have missed this had the boys not been playing Pokeman Go at the time.  She actually has 60 sculptures in public places across Europe, including Prague, Stuttgart, Luxemburg, Pisa and many more.  She is perhaps best known for a monumental fifty-ton work in blinding white Carrara marble titled ‘The Cloak of Conscience’, so big that admirers can walk inside it and use the space for contemplation. The marble comes from the same quarry that produced the five-ton block from which Michaelangelo produced his famous statue of David.   This is just a small copy of the bigger one.

This is the Deo Trino statue.  Another religious statue about the Christian trinity.

This is the house that Mozart was born in.  It is amazing to think of all the songs I played on the piano by him and now I am standing outside where he was born.  Too cool!!!

And what do we need to end the evening?!?  Of course, ice cream!!!  It was a great walk and I am so glad that we went out and enjoyed the city in the evening!!!