Salzburg, Austria (Day 4, Part 2)

We enjoyed Salzburg so much. Historic Old Town was fun to walk but finding our way around was a bit challenging – even with GPS. We used Rick Steve’s Vienna Tour Book and found it so informative and worth every penny we paid.

On the outskirts of Old Town was this new store called Sound of Music World. Most Austrians have never heard of The Sound of Music movie and those that have do not hold it in high regard. I wonder who owns this store? Probably not an Austrian. 🙂

Old Town has some fancy shops – expensive name brand shops.

You might like to see the inside of a quaint Austrian restaurant.

Welcome to the University Church of Salzburg

The doors are huge!

Interior

Churches are everywhere!

This is Salzburg Cathedral…

Mozart was baptized here in 1756, the day after he was born.

There are buildings built against the rock faces.

A monastery built right into the face of the cliff wall.

A little cafe built right in the rock. The exterior looked so cute.

Carriage rides….

The cutest coffee truck…

St. Peter’s Cemetery

All the graves are so well tended – not because there is a caretaker but because the descendants of the deceased care for them. Another difference here in Austria (and I’ve read it is also the case in many European countries) is that the graves are rented, so as long as you make payment, the headstone remains. According to Rick Steve’s Vienna book, rent bills are sent out every 10 years. There were plenty of old graves but I was quite surprised to see that there were many newer ones. For a cemetery that old, you would think that all the headstones would be from long ago, but not so. I guess people let go of the family grave after a few generations.

St. Peter’s Cemetery is the place you see in The Sound of Music. They didn’t actually film the scene here but instead duplicated the set at the movie studio.

Someone made a grocery stop before stopping for a bit at the cemetery…

And I have even more to share with you including a visit to Europe’s oldest restaurant!

If you haven’t read my previous posts on Austria, here they are.

We Have Arrived in Austria – Day 1

We Have Arrived in Austria – Part Two of Day 1

An Italian Eatery in Vienna, Austria

The Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria – Part One of Day 2

Street Views of Vienna, Austria – Part Two of Day 2

The Summer Palace of the Habsburg’s – Day 3

Castle Ruins on the Danube River (Day 3)

Driving Adventures in Salzburg (Day 4)