The Traveler's Report 7 - Salzburg

Part 7 of the Traveler's report, from Jamie:

"'The hills are alive with the sound of music.' Next stop took us to Salzburg, Austria where much of The Sound of Music was filmed and also happens to be the birth place of musical genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This is a much smaller of the locations we’ve visited but it’s not small on charm. After making the trek up to the fortress for an amazing view I headed down to St Peters Cathedral where I spent much of the afternoon."

The birthplace of Mozart. It’s hard to believe there is a grocery store underneath but people have to eat.

And I barely survived the climb to the top.

Inside St Peter’s Cathedral 

A view of the fortress from the monastery.

I had to act like a teenager for a minute and sign mine and Mitch’s name to the giant golden globe.

The Traveler's Report Part 6 - Vienna

Part 6 of the Traveler's report, from Jamie:

"After our lovely stint in Budapest we traveled to Austria’s capital. Vienna was my personal favorite of the tour. The food, the music, the history was all amazing but nothing beats the people. Though the city boasts over 1.7 million people it is very laid back and chill. No one seems to be in a rush. There’s time to stop and smell the roses so to speak. It didn’t hurt that our tour director Amir was born and raised here and had such joy in showing us around either. My most enjoyable time in this city was getting to experience the concert, The Sounds of Vienna, where they played the classics of Mozart and Strauss. That was a surreal moment for me."

I love these pictures driving into Vienna. A promise of more good things to come.  There are sunflowers for days on this drive. This is my favorite picture of the trip and it’s of Gods glorious nature. I just want to run through those sunflowers and soak up the early morning light.

This is the most refreshing lemonade I’ve ever had though I’m not quite sure why it’s labeled lemonade since it also has lime, orange and mint. I need one of these to beat the Texas heat.

St Charles Church built to give thanks for the passing plague. I love the Baroque spheres on either side.

Vienna State Opera House, one of the top Opera houses in the world with over 50 operas and ballets produced a year.

Our Opera stop for the evening.

Loved the chandeliers!!!

Intermission outside on the veranda.

History museum. I wish I had more time to spend here.

Inside St Stephens Cathedral

Schönbrunn Palace gardens

Belvedere Palace

Down in the basement for tonight’s dinner.

Apple Strudel. Delicious!

The Traveler's Report Part 5 - Budapest

Part 5 of the Traveler's report, from Jamie:

"Driving into Budapest the speakers of our bus blare George Ezra as we all sing along. Hungary's capital is rich and vibrant. We are first introduced to this city by night on a cruise of the Danube. The ship plays classical music and one cannot help but feel highly sophisticated while on board. Hungarians are sarcastic and proud and very quick to note this which is why they’re also a lot of fun to be around. Hungarians believe you can trace your heritage back here. They even jokingly have a saying that Jesus is Hungarian. This contains one of my favorite places on this tour....Fisherman’s Bastion."

Gorgeous tile roof of St. Matthias Church

Fisherman’s Bastion. It reminds me of something out of a fairytale or Lord of the Rings.

Langosh. Best meal ever. Imagine if a funnel cake got together with a pizza and this is the tasty dish you’d get.