200.jpg | This was actually taken outside of Mad Ludwig's palace in Germany.
70.jpg | Our room at the <A HREF="http://www.auersperg.at/en/hotel.htm" target="blank">Auersperg</A> hotel in Salzburg. I recommend this hotel btw.  
74.jpg | Brezen, or pretzels in English. They're more tasty in Europe, less like cardboard and more like a small loaf of crusted Italian bread.
72.jpg | Spotted these two in a shop window.
82.jpg | An entrance into Mirabell Gardens, a sight of many scenes in the Sound of Music.
80.jpg | Mirabell Gardens. Salzburg was originally settled by the Celts, it later became a Roman trading center. Beginning in the Middle Ages, the prosperous salt mines in the region made the Salzburg bishops rich and powerful. These ruling archbishops shaped the city according to their whims and built the Baroque monuments standing today. 
206.jpg | A tunnel of ivy within the garden.
203.jpg | A wedding party in Mirabell. This is the place people come for their wedding photos. There were literally teams of different wedding parties moving through this area over the course of a few hours.
90.jpg | The Salzach River divides the city into two parts, old and new. This is a view from the 'old' side looking to the 'new'. 
202.jpg | A tremendously popular form of transport in Salzburg. The bike and your two feet are the best way to get about in Salzburg. Park the car and experience this city by foot, you won't regret it.
91.jpg | A doorway to a home, found off of a wooded trail up atop a cliff.
92.jpg | One of many brilliant and dramatic mountains that surrounds Salzburg.
93.jpg | Hohensalzburg Fortress, built in 1077 by Archbishop Gebhard. This fortress has a cafe that looks out onto the valley and surrounding mountains, it is so spectacular that you feel no pain paying 4 Euro for a coffee.
95.jpg | A view from the fortress looking North East. You can see the Salzach river in this photo. 
97.jpg | Our heads hogging up the lens and the view.
204.jpg | Jay walking past a market area that beams with fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers.
100.jpg | An example of what you would find if wandering through St. Peter's Cemetary. It is one of the oldest and striking cemetaries in the world. 
208.jpg | Jay in Mirabell Gardens.
201.jpg | A Weiss brewery, complete with its own Smart Car. Great Weisse, you can find them on Virgilgasse, just steps from our hotel.
209.jpg | The banks of 'Old Town'. It should be noted that one can get anywhere in downtown Salzburg in less than 30 minutes by foot. The castle in this photo (background) is a mere 20 minutes walking distance.
214.jpg | She lives at the base of the fortress and answers to no-one.
207.jpg | I thought I would do a similar pose, but it was a bit nippy that day.
212.jpg | Euro. At the time of our visit it was nearly 1 dollar to 1 euro.
205.jpg | A sampling of the architecture.
210.jpg | Mozart's birthplace on the 'old town' side of the river.
104.jpg | A statue to the man who helped make Salzburg popular. Every year Salzburg hosts a huge music festival a treat I'm sure, but not for the pocketbook as that is the most expensive time of the year.
105.jpg | Jay and I ventured into the Alps for a day trip. Allow me to mention (as we leave Salzburg) that Salzburg is one of the most friendly and easy places to visit in Europe. A new favorite of mine. Ask me any questions if you have any and plan on visiting.
211.jpg | Alpine soup stop.
106.jpg | The road we were navigating leads to the second highest mountain in the Alps, called the Grossglocker.
118.jpg | Thats me in my element, wishing I could cuddle the mountain.
117.jpg | Our rental car. A Ford wagon, it was nice. It cost us $50 to fill the tank which we needed to do only once. If you rent a car from Germany, be prepared to have them inspect every single inch of it when you return it.
115.jpg | Inside the Grossglocker Park.                     
109.jpg | Just outside the park rests Heiligenblut, (holy blood) and legend recalls the story of St. Briccius, who wanted to take a small phial containing Christ's blood from Constantinople back to Denmark. He was killed by an avalanche, but later found and buried. A chapel was erected above his grave and the precious relic was supposedly later stored in the 13-metre-high carved tabernacle of the parish church of St Vincent's in Heiligenblut. 
108.jpg | Views like this are many. If you find yourself out this way in September you can find lodging easily along these roads.
110.jpg | Small villages soaking in the setting sun always adorned with a church and grass grazing cows.
111.jpg | At one point along our journey the road ended and our only way of making it back to Salzburg was to drive our car onto a train and travel through the mountain. This was an unexpected diversion which lead to gesturing with the locals as a form of communication, in an attempt to figure out what to do and where we were headed.
119.jpg | Salzburg is well worth a visit, bring some comfortable shoes and a detailed map ;-)  .TheEnd.