April 27, 2022
After traveling via Frankfort and arriving in Salzburg, we were treated with a view of snow on the Alps from our plane. After showing our CDC vaccine cards with passports, we found a taxi for the quick 10-minute ride to the old town of Salzburg, Austria. The city of Salzburg dates back 696 AD, with a large medieval fortress and of course, the Sound of Music lore!
We visited Salzburg in 2009, for our first trip to Europe (my first trip), and fell in love with the charming Bavarian city. The Goldener Hirsch Hotel in the historic end of Salzburg is a stunning little inn full of Austrian atmosphere and thematic “deer” elements.
With no sleep, we decided to soldier through and walk down the historic lanes to view the city, our surroundings which included Biergartens and Mozart’s birthplace.
We had an Austrian Happy Hour, which consisted of “mystery” flavored macarons and Riesling! While typing this entry at 6pm local time, church bells rang trough the city announcing the hour! Such a lovely sound!
Then to dinner at one of the restaurants at the hotel. We had the “required” Austrian specialties along with Austrian wine. The small restaurant really had the Austrian style on display!
Tomorrow, the sun must come out and we plan to take visit an age-old farmers market, take the Mozart city walk and possibly a quick river tour of Salzburg.
