The kids barely go to school. Every few weeks they seem to have a four day weekend or some kind of long break. In mid October, they had an entire week off so we decided to spend a few days in Salzburg. We wanted an easy driving trip just a few hours away.
We stayed in a beautiful two-bedroom apartment walking distance from the inner city. The first day we climbed up to Hohensalzburg Fortress. Atop the little mountain, Monchsberg, this mighty structure overlooks the city. The Catholic Church built it in around 1077 to assert its power in the region.
The hike up provided beautiful rooftop views of the city.
We hiked down at lunch time and enjoyed schnitzel and apple streusel.
In the afternoon, we hired a guide to show us Mozart's Salzburg. She spent three hours walking us through the streets and painting a picture of what they looked like several hundred years ago. She explained how most people could not read so the iron rod signs symbolized what the stores offered.
The main Church, the Salzburg Cathedral, was built in 1628 (though an early Church stood on the same ground) in the fashion of St. Pete's. The Italian baroque building acted at the Pope's northern outpost.
After a long day of walking and learning, we crashed with our favorite devices.
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