12-26-2011
We are back in our apartment and are packing our bags to go to Budapest tomorrow morning. Our train leaves at 7:00 a.m. and arrives in Budapest slightly before 1:00 p.m. We are excited to see a new city and enter a new country as we have never been there before. We get around really easily in Austria because although we are not fluent in German, we know a lot of words and can ask very basic questions so we do not really have any problems communicating with people who do not speak English. We do not speak any Hungarian however so it will be interesting to see how well we get around. We like challenges and adventures so it should be fun. After Budapest, we are going to Vienna, Austria and then back to Sazlburg for New Years or Silvester as they call it.
I am so glad that we are coming back to Sazlburg because I love this city. It has so much history, Mozart was born here and they have a thriving classical music culture. The city is so romantic with detailed buildings surrounded by mountains and let’s not forget the big white castle overlooking the city. The local residents are very direct and may even seem too serious but once you greet them with a big smile they open their hearts, try to get to know who you are and make you feel right at home. And they do not forget you. Our friends in Salzburg are very smart, educated people who have created their lives with a lot of hard work. Brandon and I have made many friends in this city who make us feel right at home. Of all of the places that I have traveled, Salzburg is truly the most special to me. Perhaps it is because I was able to study abroad as a student at the local University or maybe because the apartment that we rent allows us to experience the city on a new level as we are able to cook meals and see local residents come and go to work. Perhaps it is a combination of all of the things listed above but it has truly captured a piece of my heart.
We took a lot of pictures today as we walked around the city. Here are a few:
As I said before, Salzburg is known for its classical music culture as Mozart was born and raised here. Below is a picture of the Mozart's Geburtshaus (Mozart’s Birth House). Mozart lived in this house as a child with his family.
We walked around the city today. Here are a few pictures:
For lunch, we ate at here:
They have really yummy Goulash soup. It is spicy and full of flavor. Goulash Soup is a traditional Austrian soup.
This is another one of our favorite places in Salzburg. They even visited this restaurant on the Amazing race the season they traveled to Salzburg.
More pictures from the city:
I took this picture for Jill. You could go shopping here:
Below are pictures from an outdoor market area. On some days it includes a farmer’s market but every day there are sandwich, meat and bread vendors.
We will post more later…
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