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[greenbagjosh]

20 - 21 June 1998 - A weekend in Salzburg - crazy pretzels and sliding down in the Berchtesgaden underground salt mine

21 June 1998

Hi everyone

Today and tomorrow, twenty years ago, I was in Salzburg, in kangaroo-less Austria, and the Berchtesgadener Land in southeasternmost Germany.  Because I would not be paid until a week or so later, I had to spend a night in a hostel and eat cheap.  I found a good hostel just southeast of downtown Salzburg, called the Eduard Heinrich Haus.  I reserved my room by phone, on Friday on a payphone. (Payphones in 2018 are hard to find anymore)

Originally I was not supposed to go to Salzburg the weekend of the 20th/21st June, but rather on the 19th my work colleagues were supposed to go mountain climbing (actually hiking which could as well be climbing!) south of Holzkirchen. That was postponed until the 26th because of the weather forecast for the 19th – in the mountains of Bavaria, the weather can change unexpectedly, and it is hard to find shelter, so we made the safe decision to wait until the 26th.

From Munich to Salzburg, the Schönes Wochenende ticket that cost 35 DM, was valid all weekend on the slow trains.  I took the Regional Express from Munich Ostbahnhof via Rosenheim and Freilassing. The train was not air conditioned, as were many Regional Express trains at the time, so it was an annoyance to some passengers, to slide the window down when going over 50 mph, particularly between Munich Ost and Rosenheim.  I think I arrived around 10:30 AM in Salzburg Hbf.  As I noted from 7th June 1998, there was no longer any formal customs between Germany and Austria as a result of the Schengen Agreement, so the station customs at Salzburg Hbf I remembered in operation in June 1997, for 1998 it was completely unmanned.  It was still standing in December 2001/August 2002, and I think also in August 2004 when I returned for a day visit, but sometime in 2005, it was demolished to make room for more train platforms and was complete around February 2012.

I went to the ticket hall, and then bought a day pass for the Salzburg Verkehrsbetriebe for the city and also for the zones including Lamprechtshausen and also Trimmelkam, as I was curious about riding the Lokalbahn, which is now the S-1 line.  In today's money it would be EUR 13.60, now 190 Schilling if today's exchange rate of ATS 13.9 = EUR 1.00 were to be used, but it was cheaper 20 years ago.  It was a good ride up to Lamprechtshausen.  I bought myself a big bottle of Almdudler (it is herbal and tastes like fizzy iced tea) at the Billa grocery store, of which I posted a photo of it while waiting for a bus in Wildshut.  From Lamprechtshausen I took the "shuttle line" to Bürmoos in Oberösterreich.  There was not much to see or do, and I was not quite thirsty enough to drink any of the Almdudler while waiting for the train to return to Bürmoos and on to Salzburg, so somehow I walked to Wildshut.  I think I took an hour to get there.  It was sunny and I think about the 90s.  I caught the bus that went on to Oberndorf where the S-1 would take me back to Salzburg.  I was starting to get a headache so I drank some of the Almdudler but it was not much use.  I went back to Hbf to fetch my clothes bag and headed for the hostel.  I had to take trolley bus 51 and exit at Egger-Lienz-Straße and walk a half mile towards the Salzach bank more or less.  My bed in the room was ready, and I took a nap for about two hours, and listened to the former "Blue Danube Radio" station.  The station is now part of the independent channel FM4.  I remember a story about the Empress Sisi mentioned on the broadcast.

I could not stay at the hostel for so long, as I did not come to Salzburg just to sleep all day.  I had to go back to the Altstadt to see what was going on.  As the 1998 FIFA World Cup was still in group stage, there were two matches.  One was Belgium vs Mexico, and the other was Netherlands vs South Korea.  I did not have any internet at the time, even a "smart phone", so back in 1998, there would be internet set up and probably 50 people or so would wait in line, waiting 15 to 20 minutes to get a turn.  I think I waited a whole hour.  Grumpy-Old-Man would say "That's the way it was, and we *liked* it!"  Now everyone can just skip that and use their smartphone.  I thought of going up to the top of the castle but I decided it was getting too late for that.  I think I had a "Käsekreiner" and can of Stiegl beer for dinner, took a bus to the Parsch district, I guess for sentimental reasons, and when it was dark, I went back to the hostel.  Back then I did not know that the Sacher Hotel was across the Salzach from the Altstadt, until I saw an ad sometime in July 1998.  It was out of my price range at the time anyway.

Sunday morning the 21st was as sunny as Saturday.  That was the day I was going to go to the Schloß Salzburg by cable car.  I had breakfast at the hostel, washed up, checked out, then took bus 51 to Salzburg Hbf to leave my clothes bag.  I went to the castle by cable car.  At the top, there was a very good panoramic view, not just of the , but also towards Maxglan, Hallein and even a little bit of Tirol.  And also the Berchtesgadener Land which I would visit later that day.  After I took the cable car down, I walked around and found a pretzel seller.  They had so many kinds of soft pretzels that I chose three, all of them about 10 inches wide.  One with ham and cheese, one with just salt, and the other split and filled with chocolate.  I took them along and then after taking the bus to Maxglan, I ate the ham and cheese pretzel, maybe one more.  By that time I think I had seen enough of Salzburg.  I was not much of a fan of Sound of Music so I did not go on that tour.  It was time to leave Austria and then return to Germany.  

I boarded, I think 1:30 PM, the train at Salzburg Hbf, for Berchtesgaden via Freilassing.  It arrived in Berchtesgaden, the end of the line, at 3 PM.  I thought of going to Kehlsteinhaus / Eagles Nest (would do that on 19th July 1998), but I settled on the Salzbergwerke, the salt mine.  It is basically a 10 minute train ride inside the mountain, a walk through the tunnels, sliding down and also a boat ride through the salt pool.  Everyone is required to wear a rented salt mine overall (somewhere I have a selfie!) and stay with the guide at all times.  In comparison to the upper 80s temperatures, the inside of the mountain was about the low 50s.  It is constant year round, as I would find out later, namely in February 2012 when I visited another salt mine in Bad Dürrnberg near Hallein.  Coming out of the salt mine was not so fun, after it being so cool inside.  Oh no it's so hot!  The walk back to the rail station was not pleasant but I had a surprise going back to Munich.  The train that arrived in Berchtesgaden as an Intercity train, was returning to Munich as a Regional Express, it was air conditioned and my Schönes Wochenend Ticket was also valid at no extra charge. What was the catch?  It had to make its scheduled stops.  But I did not mind.

I think I arrived at München Hbf about 8:30 or 9 PM, went to work the next day.  The weather forecast for Friday 26 June would be mostly sunny, for my colleagues, excellent weather for mountain climbing.  I will tell about that sometime next week, what that all entailed.  No one got hurt (badly), everyone survived.  And I even had a chance to see a pre-production BMW Z3-based E36 series coupe - probably the coolest car I saw all that year.  

Well, have a nice rest of the week, everyone.  There were no "foreign" journeys - in relation to Germany - expected until Friday 10th July 1998.

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Mönchsberg

Mönchsberg

Der Mönchsberg in Salzburg – Ein Naturjuwel mit Historie und PanoramablickSalzburg, die malerische Stadt in Österreich, ist nicht nur für ihre barocke Architektur und die Musik von Mozart bekannt, sondern auch für ihre atemberaubende Landschaft. Der Mönchsberg, der sich majestätisch über der Stadt erhebt, ist ein Naturjuwel, das Geschichte, Kultur und eine beeindruckende Aussicht miteinander verbindet.Geschichte des Mönchsbergs:Der Mönchsberg hat eine reiche Geschichte, die bis in die Römerzeit zurückreicht. Früher als "Imberg" bekannt, wurde der Berg im Mittelalter von Benediktinermönchen bewohnt, die dort ihre Klöster und Kapellen errichteten. Heute erinnern noch Überreste von Mauern und Kirchen an diese historische Periode. Die Mönchsberggasse, die sich durch den Berg schlängelt, führt die Besucher auf den Spuren der Vergangenheit.Naturschönheiten und Flora:Der Mönchsberg ist nicht nur ein kulturhistorisches Juwel, sondern auch ein Paradies für Naturfreunde. Mit seinen grünen Hängen und Wäldern bietet der Berg zahlreiche Wanderwege, die zu Fuß oder mit der Festungsbahn erkundet werden können. Die abwechslungsreiche Flora beherbergt eine Vielzahl von Pflanzen und Wildblumen, darunter seltene Arten, die den Berg in eine bunte Oase verwandeln.Atemberaubende Aussicht:Ein Besuch auf dem Mönchsberg verspricht nicht nur historische Entdeckungen und Naturerlebnisse, sondern auch einen atemberaubenden Panoramablick über Salzburg. Vom Gipfel aus können Besucher die Altstadt, die Festung Hohensalzburg, die Salzach und die umliegenden Berge bewundern. Besonders bei Sonnenuntergang verwandelt sich der Ausblick in ein faszinierendes Spiel von Licht und Schatten, das die Schönheit Salzburgs in ihrer vollen Pracht zeigt.Aktivitäten auf dem Mönchsberg:Der Mönchsberg bietet nicht nur die Möglichkeit zur Besichtigung historischer Stätten und zum Genießen der Natur, sondern auch zahlreiche Freizeitaktivitäten. Wanderer können die gut markierten Wanderwege nutzen, während Abenteuerlustige den Klettersteig oder das Mountainbiken bevorzugen. Fotografen kommen ebenfalls auf ihre Kosten, da der Berg eine Vielzahl von Fotomotiven bietet.Kulturelle Höhepunkte:Zusätzlich zu seiner natürlichen Schönheit und historischen Bedeutung dient der Mönchsberg als Kulisse für verschiedene kulturelle Veranstaltungen. Open-Air-Konzerte, Kunstausstellungen und Theateraufführungen finden regelmäßig auf den Terrassen des Mönchsbergs statt. Diese Veranstaltungen ermöglichen es den Besuchern, Kultur und Natur in perfekter Harmonie zu erleben.Fazit:Der Mönchsberg in Salzburg ist nicht nur ein physisches Wahrzeichen der Stadt, sondern auch ein Ort, der die Seele berührt. Die Verbindung von Geschichte, Natur und Kultur macht diesen Ort zu einem Muss für jeden Besucher. Ob bei einem gemütlichen Spaziergang, einer historischen Entdeckungstour oder einer Wanderung mit atemberaubender Aussicht – der Mönchsberg bietet für jeden etwas und bleibt unvergesslich in Erinnerung. Tauchen Sie ein in die Schönheit dieses Naturjuwels und erleben Sie Salzburg von einer ganz neuen Seite.

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[bethanystone]

Hohensalzburg Fortress began construction in 1077 under the Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein. In the years after him, his successors continued the development of the fortress architecture. Originally, it was just a simple central building within an enclosed courtyard with a wooden wall. The appearance of the fortress today was completed under Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach in 1500. It is one of the largest existing fortress complexes in Europe from the 11thcentury. The fortress shows the desire for recognition of the prince bishops and a demonstration of the authority and power they held. It was built to protect them from attack; however, the fortress never actually faced a real attack. During peaceful times, it was used as a dungeon and a storage depot. It is important to the civilizations responsible for its construction because it provided them with a sense of safety and protection. Despite the fact that it was never attacked, it provided the city’s rulers with a place of protection from potential invaders. Because of its humungous size and location, it also showed the power and authority of the rulers. This fortress was huge and was so valuable to their protection, and it represented what the rulers were capable of during their time.

Hohensalzburg Fortress became a major tourist attraction in the late 19th century when the Festungsbahn funicular railway that leads up to the fortress was opened in 1892. People continue to protect, treasure, and talk about it because of its history and location. It is important because it is one of the largest and most preserved fortresses in Europe. Also, because it is so high up, there are amazing views from the fortress. I did not get to go to the top while I was in Salzburg, but part of our group did. They all talked about the beautiful view from the top. It is a popular tourist attraction today because of views like this as well as the history behind it.

The fortress was able to be seen from many places in the city, so it served as a landmark to us when we were exploring the city. I chose it because it clearly had a huge impact on the city of Salzburg. Learning about the history of it and the purpose it served to the city was so interesting. It is also connected to the material we have learned in our class this semester. We talked about several civilizations and how they protected themselves from potential invaders, and this fortress was a perfect example of protection for the rulers in Salzburg.

[weiandbei]

Amazing Salzburg viewpoint!

薩爾茲堡要塞城堡 Festung Hohensalzburg, Salzburg

果然是要塞，視野���別好的地方，從城上除了欣賞整個薩爾茲堡市區外，也能眺望到皚皚白雪的阿爾卑斯山系呢!

https://weiandbei.blogspot.com/2018/11/festung-hohensalzburg.html

#weiandbei #Austria #Salzburg #FestungsBahn #FESTUNGHOHENSALZBURG #薩爾斯堡 #世界文化遺產 #UNESCO #travel

[zeithalter]

Salzburg is a #paradise for churchtowerclocks👌⏰ #domzusalzburg #churchtower #zeithalter #towerclock #turmuhr #towerclock #kultuhr #uhrknall #uhrtour #timeless #uhrsache #uhrahn #zeitlichflexibel #zeiteisen #zeitreisen #zeitisworn #zeitalter #zeitgeist #zeitmeister #zeitgenosse #uhrgestein #bierlehrer #watches #uhr #timekeeper #ticktack #festungsbahn #watchesofinstagram #timetraveler (at Festungsbahn Salzburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjftJLjjfvj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vishal1mehra]

On the way up to Salzburg’s funicular, called Festungsbahn, I caught a lovely glimpse of Salzburg Cathedral on my left and immediately snapped a picture. Another #baroque style church, which was completed in 1628. And in case you are wondering, yes #Mozart was baptised here a day after his birth in 1756. #travel #traveler #europe #instatravel #travelgram #travelphotography #traveltheworld #travelling #austria #salzburg #traveler #travelholic #salzburgaustria #salzburgdom #salzburgcity #salzburg🇦🇹 #visitsalzburg #visitaustria #cathedral #romancatholic (at Salzburger Dom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAAmmRggh0i/?igshid=1qre9rcg61b96

[was-ist-los-in-oesterreich]

Weltrekord! Franz Müllner zieht die Salzburger FestungsBahn http://dlvr.it/R8zcl4 http://dlvr.it/R8zcl4

[cwheath80]

Along with My Fair Lady, another of my favorite musicals was Sound of Music and having seen it a number of times over the years, it had conjured up a number of images of Salzburg in my mind, and with them a desire to go there.  We had been to Salzburg once before, an overnight train stop between Vienna and Innsbruck, an afterthought, but what we saw then was reason enough to come back later and spend several days.

A pity then the day we arrived, and for much of our stay, it rained.  But, like hardened travelers, very little stops us from doing anything, and particularly sightseeing.

We stayed at the Crowne Plaza – The Pitter in a very well appointed room.  Breakfast included, it was a great way to start the day.  The afternoon we arrived we went for a short walk to the old city passing through the Mirabelle gardens with the Pegasus Fountain, Rose Garden, and Dwarves Garden.  Later we discovered that the archway had been used in part of the filming of Sound of Music.

We took the Festungsbahn funicular railway up to the Fortress Hohensalzburg, dating back to 1077, and the largest fortress still standing in Europe.  We spent a pleasant afternoon wandering through the rooms and exhibits and then had lunch at a café, the Salzburg Fortress Café, that overlooked the countryside.  This was where we were introduced to Mozart Gold Chocolate Cream added to our coffee.

It led us to search for the product which we eventually found in a confectionery store, Holzemayr in the Alter Markt.  Not only sis we find the Gold liqueur there was also a dark chocolate variety as well.  We bought a whole box to bring back with us, as well as a number of other chocolates including Victor Schmidt Austrian Mozart Balls, a delicious chocolate and marzipan combination.

With another afternoon to spare we visited the Salzburg Residence which previously housed Salzburg’s ruling prince-archbishops.  We visited the reception rooms and living quarters, as well as the Gallery.  It is as ornate as any of the palaces in Austria, resplendent with furnishings and paintings.  After that, the visit to Mozart’s birthplace was something of an anticlimax.

But, what we were in Salzburg for, the Sound of music tour, and the places we visited:

The Mirabelle gardens, where Maria sang Do Re Mi in front of the gates to the gardens.  We spent some time here before and after the tour, and also has a look inside the Mirabelle Palace, which is not open to the public as it is the city administrative offices.

Leopoldskron Palace where the boating scene was filmed as well as exteriors.  They were not allowed to film inside the place and were only allowed to use the exterior.  An interesting tidbit of information, one of the children nearly drowned.

Heilbrunn palace is now home to the gazebo where Rolf and Liesl sang their song, ‘16 going on 17’.  The interesting part of this was the fact the Gazebo used to film the scene was much larger than the actual Gazebo on display.

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The walkway from the fortress back to the old city passes Nonnberg Abbey where Maria was a novice, and where the opening scenes were filmed.  A number of scenes were filmed here, including the song ‘Maria’ in the courtyard.  The tour only showed the exterior of the Abbey.

Salzburg lake district where panorama and picnic scenes were filmed.  Even on the dullest of days, during which throughout our tour in continually rained, the scenery was still magnificent.

Mondsee church, where the wedding scenes were filmed.  It was surprising just how small the church really is.  It was also a stop to have afternoon tea or some ‘famous’ apple strudel.

Needless to say, we watched Sound of Music straight after the tour and managed to pick out all of the places we had been to.

The only downside to the tour, singing along to the songs.  I’m sorry, but I do not sing, and some of those that were, well, I say no more.

Salzburg, the setting for spies and musicals, depending on your genre Along with My Fair Lady, another of my favorite musicals was Sound of Music and having seen it a number of times over the years, it had conjured up a number of images of Salzburg in my mind, and with them a desire to go there. 

[seilbahntechnik]

Liked on YouTube: "Weltrekord: Franz Müllner zieht die Festungsbahn" https://youtu.be/OhHPQTmkLi0

[greenbagjosh]

Monday 31 December 2001 - The Mozart Houses across the Salzach - View from the Castle - Ride to Parsch - the new coins and bills - long walk back

Hi everyone!  Grüezi mitenand!   Hallo allerseits!   Üdv mindenkinek!   Ahoj všetci!

Twenty years ago today, was the last day that the Euro was only a concept of the member states of the European Union and would be available as a hard physical currency a day later.  I wanted to visit Salzburg that day and evening.  

I woke up about 7:30 AM, went to breakfast and had some coffee, bread rolls, cheese and sliced meats.  The "orange juice" tasted more like apricot as it was too clear to be orange.  I went upstairs to take a shower.  Before that, I took out my Peter Kraus CD and portable CD player, and hooked it up to the camera's sound input.  I recorded the snowfall outside my window while playing "Sugarbaby" as in the title song for the 1985 film by Percy Adlon starring Marianne Sägebrecht.  About 8:30 AM I walked to the Egger-Lienz-Straße bus stop (officially called “Herrnau”) to take bus line 51 into downtown.  The ticket machine was still quoting fares in Austrian Schilling.  A day pass for Salzburg itself cost ATS 40.00, which was about 5.60 D-Mark or 2.80 Euro.  I already had a Salzburg-Card, so buying a new ticket would have been superfluous.

The bus took me to Mozartsteg where I crossed the Salzach, walked along Rathausplatz to the Getreidegasse, and the familiar yellow house that clearly stated "Mozarts Geburtshaus", or Mozart's Birth House.  It was open that day since 9 AM so I went inside.  My Salzburg Card allowed me a free entry - per https://mozarteum.at/museums/mozarts-geburtshaus/: "Hier wird die Salzburg Card akzeptiert.".  Flash photography was not allowed, neither was videotaping:  "Fotografieren ist nur OHNE BLITZ erlaubt, Filmen ist NICHT erlaubt.".  Too bad my cellphone at the time, a Siemens S40, did not have a camera.  The house was six stories high on top of a grocery store (latest Google Maps image shows that it is a Spar grocery store).  Access to the paying public is available only for four of those floors.  Inside the house were many rooms with family portraits, some instruments and many stories of the family and Salzburg in the 18th century AD.  On the fourth floor, there are mentions of Mozart after he was married and started his own family.  There was another house that the Mozarts occupied, formerly referred to as the "Tanzmeisterhaus", and that was across the Salzach at Markatplatz, only one street away from the current location of the Salzburg location of the Hotel Sacher.  Admission was complimentary with the Salzburg Card but an audio guide rental cost 30 Schilling / 2.20 Euro or so.  The house was shorter but wider.  This was the Mozart family's second home in 1773 after moving out of the older house at Getreidegasse, when Mozart was employed as a court musician by Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo, noted as the last Prince-Archbishop when the bishopric became secularized.  It seemed that only the third floor was accessible, the others were part of the museum's administrative office complex.  Much of the house exhibits focused on Mozart's father Leopold and older sister Nannerl.  There was not much to the Tanzmeisterhaus as I had hoped.  So I crossed the Marko-Feingold-Steg to downtown and buy some groceries to make a sandwich.

It was a good thing that I went to the grocery store, namely the Billa store at Griesgasse 19 which was open until 8 PM, and the next day it would be closed until Wednesday about 6 AM.  I was able to buy some bread, some cheese and sliced meat like mortadella with mushrooms, as well as some Almdudler that tasted like sweet carbonated green tea, the same that I enjoyed in Summer 1998 when visiting a few times before.  After having lunch, I walked around the Domquartier and Mozartplatz along to Festungsgasse.  With my Salzburg Card, I took the Festungsbahn cable car for free to the top of the Festung Hohensalzburg castle.  There are a few towers on the castle, and I would make a counterclockwise walk starting with the Geyerturm that faces the south, then Trompeterturm, St. Georgs Kirche and the Glockenturm.  At the Geyerturm, I was able to observe the traffic at the Erzabt-Klotz-Straße and Petersbrunnstraße, even seeing the signal aspects.  I did not stay long.  I moved on to the Trompeterturm, passed the St. Georgs Kirche and spent a few minutes looking westward across the Salzach, I think it was 3 PM by then.  Much of Salzburg was covered in snow, and I was thinking about a few time zones farther east, for example Hong Kong and Japan, which might already be celebrating the new year.  It had started to snow very lightly so I took the cable car back down - that ride was complimentary with the Salzburg card.

After the Festungsbahn ride, I walked to Rudolfskai and boarded a bus line 6 to go to Parsch.  For some reason, since June 1997, I always enjoyed the ride to Parsch above anything else on the Salzburg trolleybus network.   To be specific, the terminus is at Ludwig-Schmederer-Platz where there is a loop for the bus to turn around on Gaisbergstraße, as opposed to the commuter railway station Parsch.  I walked a few streets from the Ludwig-Schmederer-Platz to Maria-Cebotari-Straße and then Joseph-Messner-Straße.  I sat down and watched the snow fall, and gather on my jacket sleeve.  I could see the snowflake pattern about a quarter inch long, around 7 mm.  Each one was different.  I took the bus back to Mozartsteg and Rudolfskai to connect with line 51 and return to the hostel.  I needed to rest before supper and the New Years Eve celebrations at Mozartplatz.

About 6:30 PM I woke up from my nap.  I had to make sure my camera batteries were fully charged.  After supper I took the bus 51 from Egger-Lienz-Straße to Mozartsteg.  I walked through the old town along Getreidegasse and back by Universitätsplatz.  Although there was a kiosk that would sell Euro coins, they would not be able to open until 10 PM that night.  I had to stand outside for a few hours and enjoy the ice skating at Mozartplatz, either that or walk up the Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse and back.  I found also another street to walk along, across the Staatsbrücke to Platzl, Linzer Gasse and Franz-Josef-Straße.  Then I went back to Mozartplatz about 11 PM, had some Glühwein and watched the nice animated graphics on the Dom zu Salzburg prior to the fireworks going off at midnight.  Along the way I was able to buy a starter kit of Euro coins, for 200 Schilling, worth a total of 14.54 Euro.  It had samples of all the Austrian Euro coins, from the 1 cent to the 2 Euro coin.  1 Euro was worth 13.76 legally.  The coins would be a better deal than the notes, coins being at the rate of 13.76 Schilling, and the notes at 14.28 Schilling.  The notes could not be bought until after midnight anyway.

About 11:59 PM the countdown started to New Years' Day.  Mozartplatz and Residenzplatz were full of people, some drinking Glühwein, others drinking coffee, cocoa or hot tea, anxious to get their hands on the new currency.  The clock struck midnight and the crowd cheered, and many fireworks were lit up.  About ten minutes later the kiosks opened up again to sell the 500 Schilling starter kit for the banknotes, just a five, a ten and a twenty Euro in each kit.  I was really happy to at least see the notes.  The notes in 2022 have since been reissued as more countries joined the Eurozone, but for their time, they were quite advanced.  And immediately they could be used as cash payment.  What would happen to the older currencies that preceded the Euro?  There would be a month transition.  Certain machines that took coins as payment would take some time to change from the older currencies to Euro.  

I guess I missed the last bus to the Egger-Lienz-Straße / Herrnau stop from Rudolfskai, either that or there would not be another one for another hour.  It was very cold so I decided to walk the entire distance from Rudolfskai past the state court buildings on to Alpenstraße and follow the trolleybus line that way, and turn whenever I see the Julius Meinl coffee shop.  I must have returned to the hostel about 3 AM.  I was too tired to celebrate anymore, so I went to bed.  And I had maybe 49.54 Euro in cash, not a bad start to the year.

Tomorrow, I end up as the first and maybe only person to arrive in time for breakfast, take my first journey of the year on ÖBB to Linz, buy a tram ticket in Euro, relax at Maxglan, walk across the Salzach, ride the Salzburg Lokalbahn and have supper at the hostel.

Hope you will join in tomorrow’s adventure!

Ich hoffe, Ihr nehmt am morgigen Abenteuer teil!

Remélem, csatlakozol a holnapi kalandhoz!

Dúfam, že sa zapojíte do zajtrajšieho dobrodružstva!

[darthmasta]

Salzburg. 

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Festung Hohensalzburg

Festung Hohensalzburg

Die Festung Hohensalzburg ist eine beeindruckende Festungsanlage, die hoch über der Stadt Salzburg in Österreich thront. Sie gilt als eine der größten vollständig erhaltenen Burgen Europas und ist ein Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Die Geschichte der Festung reicht bis ins 11. Jahrhundert zurück, als sie von Erzbischof Gebhard von Helfenstein errichtet wurde. Im Laufe der Jahrhunderte wurde die Festung erweitert und verstärkt, um den Schutz der Stadt und der Erzbischöfe von Salzburg zu gewährleisten. Im Inneren der Festung gibt es eine Vielzahl von historischen Gebäuden, Höfen und Türmen, die besichtigt werden können. Ein absolutes Highlight der Festung Hohensalzburg ist die Festungsbahn, eine Standseilbahn, die Besucher bequem zur Festung hinaufführt. Von dort aus hat man einen atemberaubenden Blick auf die Stadt Salzburg und die umliegende Landschaft. Die Festung beherbergt auch mehrere Museen, darunter das Salzburg Museum und das Marionettentheatermuseum. Diese bieten interessante Einblicke in die Geschichte der Festung und der Stadt Salzburg. Heute ist die Festung Hohensalzburg ein beliebtes Touristenziel und wird regelmäßig für kulturelle Veranstaltungen wie Konzerte und Theateraufführungen genutzt. Ein Besuch der Festung bietet nicht nur historische Einblicke, sondern auch eine beeindruckende Aussicht und ein vielfältiges kulturelles Angebot.

Standseilbahn Festung Hohensalzburg

Innenhof Festung Hohensalzburg

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Standtseilbahn

Die Festung Hohensalzburg ist über eine Standseilbahn mit der Stadt Salzburg verbunden. Die Standseilbahn, auch als Festungsbahn bekannt, ermöglicht es Besuchern, bequem zur Festung hinaufzufahren, da die Festung auf einem Hügel liegt und einen steilen Anstieg hat. Die Festungsbahn wurde bereits im Jahr 1892 eröffnet und ist somit eine der ältesten ihrer Art in Europa. Sie besteht aus zwei Wagen, die auf einer schrägen Strecke verkehren. Einer der Wagen befindet sich oben auf der Festung, während der andere unten am Fuße des Hügels startet. Die Wagen sind durch ein Zugseil verbunden, das von einem Antriebssystem betrieben wird. Die Fahrt mit der Festungsbahn bietet nicht nur einen bequemen Transport, sondern auch einen malerischen Ausblick auf die Stadt Salzburg und die umliegende Landschaft. Während der kurzen Fahrt können Besucher die steilen Hänge und die majestätische Festung bewundern. Die Festungsbahn ist eine beliebte Attraktion für Touristen, die die Festung Hohensalzburg besuchen möchten. Sie ermöglicht einen einfachen Zugang zur Festung, insbesondere für Besucher, die Schwierigkeiten beim Treppensteigen haben oder nicht den steilen Aufstieg zu Fuß bewältigen möchten. Es ist zu beachten, dass für die Fahrt mit der Festungsbahn eine separate Eintrittskarte erforderlich ist, die zusammen mit dem Eintritt zur Festung erworben werden kann.

Museen in der Festung Hohensalzburg

In der Festung Hohensalzburg, einer der größten vollständig erhaltenen Burgen Europas, gibt es mehrere interessante Museen, die besichtigt werden können. Hier sind einige davon:  1. Salzburg Museum: Das Salzburg Museum bietet eine umfassende Ausstellung zur Geschichte und Kultur der Stadt Salzburg. Es präsentiert Exponate von der prähistorischen Zeit bis zur Gegenwart und gibt einen Einblick in die Entwicklung der Stadt und ihrer Bewohner.  2. Rainer-Regimentsmuseum: Dieses Museum widmet sich der Geschichte des Rainer-Regiments, das einst in der Festung stationiert war. Es gibt Einblicke in das Leben der Soldaten, ihre Uniformen, Waffen und das militärische Leben in der Festung.  3. Marionettenmuseum: Das Marionettenmuseum bietet eine Sammlung von handgefertigten Marionetten und Bühnenbildern. Hier kann man die traditionelle Kunst des Marionettentheaters kennenlernen und die Geschichte dieser einzigartigen Kunstform entdecken.  4. Fürsterzbischöfliche Kammer: In der Fürsterzbischöflichen Kammer kann man die prachtvollen Räume bewundern, die einst von den Erzbischöfen von Salzburg genutzt wurden. Hier kann man historische Möbel, Gemälde, Porzellan und andere Kunstgegenstände aus vergangenen Jahrhunderten sehen.  Diese Museen bieten Besuchern die Möglichkeit, die Geschichte, Kultur und Kunst von Salzburg zu erkunden und einen Einblick in das Leben in der Festung Hohensalzburg zu erhalten. Es ist ratsam, vor dem Besuch der Festung die aktuellen Öffnungszeiten und Eintrittspreise zu überprüfen.

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Along with My Fair Lady, another of my favorite musicals was Sound of Music and having seen it a number of times over the years, it had conjured up a number of images of Salzburg in my mind, and with them a desire to go there.  We had been to Salzburg once before, an overnight train stop between Vienna and Innsbruck, an afterthought, but what we saw then was reason enough to come back later and spend several days.

A pity then the day we arrived, and for much of our stay, it rained.  But, like hardened travelers, very little stops us from doing anything, and particularly sightseeing.

We stayed at the Crowne Plaza – The Pitter in a very well appointed room.  Breakfast included, it was a great way to start the day.  The afternoon we arrived we went for a short walk to the old city passing through the Mirabelle gardens with the Pegasus Fountain, Rose Garden, and Dwarves Garden.  Later we discovered that the archway had been used in part of the filming of Sound of Music.

We took the Festungsbahn funicular railway up to the Fortress Hohensalzburg, dating back to 1077, and the largest fortress still standing in Europe.  We spent a pleasant afternoon wandering through the rooms and exhibits and then had lunch at a café, the Salzburg Fortress Café, that overlooked the countryside.  This was where we were introduced to Mozart Gold Chocolate Cream added to our coffee.

It led us to search for the product which we eventually found in a confectionery store, Holzemayr in the Alter Markt.  Not only sis we find the Gold liqueur there was also a dark chocolate variety as well.  We bought a whole box to bring back with us, as well as a number of other chocolates including Victor Schmidt Austrian Mozart Balls, a delicious chocolate and marzipan combination.

With another afternoon to spare we visited the Salzburg Residence which previously housed Salzburg’s ruling prince-archbishops.  We visited the reception rooms and living quarters, as well as the Gallery.  It is as ornate as any of the palaces in Austria, resplendent with furnishings and paintings.  After that, the visit to Mozart’s birthplace was something of an anticlimax.

But, what we were in Salzburg for, the Sound of music tour, and the places we visited:

The Mirabelle gardens, where Maria sang Do Re Mi in front of the gates to the gardens.  We spent some time here before and after the tour, and also has a look inside the Mirabelle Palace, which is not open to the public as it is the city administrative offices.

Leopoldskron Palace where the boating scene was filmed as well as exteriors.  They were not allowed to film inside the place and were only allowed to use the exterior.  An interesting tidbit of information, one of the children nearly drowned.

Heilbrunn palace is now home to the gazebo where Rolf and Liesl sang their song, ‘16 going on 17’.  The interesting part of this was the fact the Gazebo used to film the scene was much larger than the actual Gazebo on display.

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The walkway from the fortress back to the old city passes Nonnberg Abbey where Maria was a novice, and where the opening scenes were filmed.  A number of scenes were filmed here, including the song ‘Maria’ in the courtyard.  The tour only showed the exterior of the Abbey.

Salzburg lake district where panorama and picnic scenes were filmed.  Even on the dullest of days, during which throughout our tour in continually rained, the scenery was still magnificent.

Mondsee church, where the wedding scenes were filmed.  It was surprising just how small the church really is.  It was also a stop to have afternoon tea or some ‘famous’ apple strudel.

Needless to say, we watched Sound of Music straight after the tour and managed to pick out all of the places we had been to.

The only downside to the tour, singing along to the songs.  I’m sorry, but I do not sing, and some of those that were, well, I say no more.

Salzburg, the setting for spies and musicals, depending on your genre Along with My Fair Lady, another of my favorite musicals was Sound of Music and having seen it a number of times over the years, it had conjured up a number of images of Salzburg in my mind, and with them a desire to go there. 

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Along with My Fair Lady, another of my favorite musicals was Sound of Music and having seen it a number of times over the years, it had conjured up a number of images of Salzburg in my mind, and with them a desire to go there.  We had been to Salzburg once before, an overnight train stop between Vienna and Innsbruck, an afterthought, but what we saw then was reason enough to come back later and spend several days.

A pity then the day we arrived, and for much of our stay, it rained.  But, like hardened travelers, very little stops us from doing anything, and particularly sightseeing.

We stayed at the Crowne Plaza – The Pitter in a very well appointed room.  Breakfast included, it was a great way to start the day.  The afternoon we arrived we went for a short walk to the old city passing through the Mirabelle gardens with the Pegasus Fountain, Rose Garden, and Dwarves Garden.  Later we discovered that the archway had been used in part of the filming of Sound of Music.

We took the Festungsbahn funicular railway up to the Fortress Hohensalzburg, dating back to 1077, and the largest fortress still standing in Europe.  We spent a pleasant afternoon wandering through the rooms and exhibits and then had lunch at a café, the Salzburg Fortress Café, that overlooked the countryside.  This was where we were introduced to Mozart Gold Chocolate Cream added to our coffee.

It led us to search for the product which we eventually found in a confectionery store, Holzemayr in the Alter Markt.  Not only sis we find the Gold liqueur there was also a dark chocolate variety as well.  We bought a whole box to bring back with us, as well as a number of other chocolates including Victor Schmidt Austrian Mozart Balls, a delicious chocolate and marzipan combination.

With another afternoon to spare we visited the Salzburg Residence which previously housed Salzburg’s ruling prince-archbishops.  We visited the reception rooms and living quarters, as well as the Gallery.  It is as ornate as any of the palaces in Austria, resplendent with furnishings and paintings.  After that, the visit to Mozart’s birthplace was something of an anticlimax.

But, what we were in Salzburg for, the Sound of music tour, and the places we visited:

The Mirabelle gardens, where Maria sang Do Re Mi in front of the gates to the gardens.  We spent some time here before and after the tour, and also has a look inside the Mirabelle Palace, which is not open to the public as it is the city administrative offices.

Leopoldskron Palace where the boating scene was filmed as well as exteriors.  They were not allowed to film inside the place and were only allowed to use the exterior.  An interesting tidbit of information, one of the children nearly drowned.

Heilbrunn palace is now home to the gazebo where Rolf and Liesl sang their song, ‘16 going on 17’.  The interesting part of this was the fact the Gazebo used to film the scene was much larger than the actual Gazebo on display.

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The walkway from the fortress back to the old city passes Nonnberg Abbey where Maria was a novice, and where the opening scenes were filmed.  A number of scenes were filmed here, including the song ‘Maria’ in the courtyard.  The tour only showed the exterior of the Abbey.

Salzburg lake district where panorama and picnic scenes were filmed.  Even on the dullest of days, during which throughout our tour in continually rained, the scenery was still magnificent.

Mondsee church, where the wedding scenes were filmed.  It was surprising just how small the church really is.  It was also a stop to have afternoon tea or some ‘famous’ apple strudel.

Needless to say, we watched Sound of Music straight after the tour and managed to pick out all of the places we had been to.

The only downside to the tour, singing along to the songs.  I’m sorry, but I do not sing, and some of those that were, well, I say no more.

Salzburg, the setting for spies and musicals, depending on your genre Along with My Fair Lady, another of my favorite musicals was Sound of Music and having seen it a number of times over the years, it had conjured up a number of images of Salzburg in my mind, and with them a desire to go there.