SALZBURG, AUSTRIA

The old Baroque city of Salzburg is one of the most unique places I’ve ever been to. We spent the morning walking through the city with our local tour guide learning about the history and the art and the culture. Then in the afternoon we had the day to ourself, and since I had already climbed to the top of Hohensalzburg Fortress the last time I visited Salzburg on Rick Steves My Way through the Alps tour in 2022, this time I decided to rent a bike and get lost out in the country. So I figured out how to get to the Sound Of Music mansion and I even got a photo with the gazebo where they did the “I am sixteen going on seventeen” song. I brought a couple beers in my backpack and had a great day exploring. I knew if I always kept the big fortress in sight I wouldn’t get too lost! haha Then at night we all had a great dinner together and I found the old brewery that the 16th century monks built. Beautiful city both for day time and night time activities!