Salzburg

I’ve been to Munich and Vienna several times. I never thought of visiting Salzburg, but K and I did just that several years ago and enjoyed it very much. It is a World Heritage Site, offering all that you’d expect from one: narrow cobblestone streets, baroque architecture, elaborate palaces, and medieval churches.

A highlight for me was visiting the birthplace of Mozart, my favorite classical composer. We also enjoyed a tour of the filming locations for “The Sound of Music.”

Interesting fact: Maria and the von Trapps were real people. And they really did live in the Villa Trapp, which now operates as a kind of B&B for visitors to Salzburg. It is not nearly as grand, however, as the Hotel Schloss Leopoldskron, the property used in the film