Category: Salzburg

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Porsche town

near Saltzberg, about an hour by bus, is a Porsche museum and a little town called Mattsee. The museum was closed on the day I went there but I found the town to be very interesting and beautiful with a nice nice lake and area for people to go boating and to go in the water. I don’t know a direct link to Porsche but I would recommend looking up information if you’re interested in the history of that car manufacturer. If you want to go to the museum I would recommend checking the day and times it’s open before you go.v

https://www.salzburgerland.com/en/mattsee/events

The castle is just a very large house and I couldn’t go inside. I’m not sure it would be all that interesting.

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Salzburg – walking around

it’s all about salt.

The walkway to the castle
Inside the castle
The model of the city
This is how I would have dressed at that time long ago
He was so surprised to become a night
The shows the different bishops (initially) and later emperors and kings. Remember from your history that a bishop was very much a political appointment.
Next to the castle and built right into the side of the hill
This is an old mill and the wheel is still working
This is a really big game
I went to talk to one of the horses and meet one of the apprentice trainers/keepers
Did you know that Mozart was a chocolatier? Some tourist shops would have you believe that
I was surprised to find Salzburg is the birthplace of Mozart
This interesting restaurant had a waiter that spoke no English,. No menu and somehow was unable to serve the beer they were advertising
I would never have guessed
I did not know that this was the home of the von Trapp family of the open “sound of music” fame
An amateur orchestra giving us a very relaxed atmosphere at the botanical garden
Somebody obviously has an opinion
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Salzburg Austria – the city of salt

now from the title you know how the name of the city came about. You can visit these ancient salt mines the Celtic people used to grow their influence throughout this part of Europe before the Romans ever thought about kids being raised by wolves (Roman history). At the time, salt was more valuable than gold since it was the main preservative for food. This is one way these Celtic people expanded their influence throughout this part of the world.

We had to get our proper gear on before we could go down in the mine
We sat on a large wood piling which speeds down inside the mine
Our guide gave very good presentations along the way
Even though we were not going much downhill we were entering the mountain from the side so we wound up in a deep area
This was mostly for fun. We sat in groups of two and we speed down to the bottom on a small wooden piling. It’s great fun. The kids loved it, adults also.
He gives us an explanation how to ride down into the deep area
This is used to dig holes so water could be pumped in and then drained out after it had absorbed the salt. The salt is then extracted from the water..
Images of the past. These minds have been used for thousands of years.
Underground we are passing into Bavaria and then back again into Austria.
Rails were also used in ancient times to bring the salt out of the mine as well as the rubble from digging
The simulates what they found in the mind, the remains of people who died down here more than 1500 years ago
These rocks are filled with salt
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Salzburg – the sound of music

before arriving in Salzburg there were a number of things I didn’t know about the city. This is where the von trapp family lived and were some of the movie for the musical “the sound of music “was made. The story played out here and we were lucky the famous UNESCO recognized marionette Playhouse in the third generation was giving a performance, “the sound of music”. Being one of my favorite musicals I had to go.

Here are some photos of the inside of the marionette theater which is 111 years old
Some Indonesian representations
Old billboards of their performances
At the end of the performance the puppeteers take a Bow. They received quite a few ovations. It was such a wonderful experience if you enjoyed the musical. The singers were relief fantastic.