Salzburg

We went on a super week's holiday to Salzburg.  We had thought about going last year but are pleased we made it this year!  I wrote this list of things while we were there so thought I would copy it here and hopefully add photos!

Funny things

• Painful carpet
• Crumbling rock wall -stein slag
• Rising bollard
• Tipping at augustina
• Potato salad
• Brownlee dive
• John and clown
• Put your hands together ... In prayer
• We must have some real sound of music fans in the house. Yes. We have a treat just for you. Good.

Day1 weds

• Flight gatwick to Salzburg.
• Saw Walter and Amadeus.
• Delayed flight.
• Friendly taxi driver-wrong drop off.
• Didn't know which door!
• Awesome one room.
• Drinks and dinner at Cabrera -sheldonian.
• Walk in the rain along river and window shopping.
• Ping pong

Day 2-rain thurs

• Lie in and Harry potter
• Wander and found bakery. John had half an enormous loaf of ice bun!
• Wander round shops inc toy shop (awesome games, we bought travel Scotland Yard), interio and supermarket.
• Saw much higher river - like rapids.
• Tourist info and walk through some streets and squares.
• Return via supermarket and cooked pasta lunch.
• New ping pong game and Scotland Yard.
• Cabreras for beer guacamole and wifi.
• Augustina brewery tavern.

Day 3 - sunny fri

• Lie in
• Mirabel gardens. Picnic lunch. Music
• Booked on tour
• St. Peter's monastery cemetery
• Huhensalzburg fortress. Funicular views masks museum photo postcards.
• Cathedral
• Pretzel apple
• Maria bike tour -awesome. Jk-views, falling off boat, flags. Ck- music in basket, pics on bikes, fräulein Maria bike, j chain coming off, theatr pic, nunnery,lake and houses

Day 4 sat

• Lie in
• John run
• Catherine market
• Bus to fuschl with Eva and Abraham help.
• Paid for resort
• Lakeside rest, swim, platform, diving board, brass band, slide
• Hail storm, bus back. Red bull hq
• Il sole Italian
• Last night commonwealth athletics

Day 5 sun

• Lie in!
• Afternoon rest by theatres
• Sound of Salzburg dinner show

Day 6 mon -austerity

• Mega lie ins
• John yoga
• Table tennis
• Supermarket
• University square
• Dinner pasta
• Rock climbers
• Augustiner krugg
• Monchslag walk
• Opera

Day 7 Tuesday rain

• Bus to mondsee with guide nick and English Frances and poppy.
• Pick up bikes and cycle to church from som
• Cycle round lake in non stop rain.
• Picnic under tree.
• Trek slip and sliding to waterfall.
• Guest house closed!
• Cycle through tunnel
• Hot choc at guest house
• Bus back
• Pasta and debate

Day 8 weds leaving

• Read
• Wander round town
• Ring
• Tidy pack and lunch
• Airport
• Flight