Day 16
Rest Day in Salzburg
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| Salzburg old town and the castle |
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| Salzburg - it's very photogenic |
I was excited to finally visit Salzburg, I had always wanted to travel here since my friend Becky did her year abroad in the town and I never had a chance to visit her at the time. It really was a beautiful and the city has a romantic charm to it with its relationship to Mozart and The Sound of Music. The city also had a good variety of vegetarian and Indian restaurants, so that suited us well.
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| Relaxing in the Mirabell Gardens |
Hellbrunn Palace
Schloss Hellbrunn really is a great day out, especially because of it's trick fountains, which are really cool. They were built in 1613-15 for Archbishop Markus Sittikus and they involve a range of hidden sprinklers and fountains, for example, water comes squiring up between stone seats at an order dining table, inside a grotto with Greek Mythological characters, a musical playing theatre and a levitating crown, symbolising the rise and fall of power. Sittikus did seem to have a sense of humour - and so did our guide as we all got wet during the tour. The castle also had a great exhibition and the gardens are wonderful to walk around - at the back there is the Pavillion from the Sound of Music scene - "I am sixteen, going on seventeen..."
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| Levitating crown - the rise and fall of power |
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| An example of the musical theatre representing occupations |
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| Unicorn in the grounds - Sittikus was a fan of the mythical |
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| Apple Strudel at the palace cafe |
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