Salzburg, Austria!

On our last day of the trip, we went to Salzburg.

Salzburg is the birthplace of  Mozart. The city was also the setting for parts of The Sound of Music (1965).

Hilary really wanted to go on the Sound of Music tour, so we got on thier cool bus and saw some of the movie sights.

First, we stopped at the lake that was used in the movie. It was frozen.

Then we went to the Gazebo so Hilary could act like she was in the movie and sing along with all the other crazies. I decided to try and stand on a wooden pole with ice on top, and fell in front of everyone. But Hil had a good time with the Gazebo lovers. Below is a pic of the famous Gazebo.

Then, we saw some of the countryside in the Alps where the movie was filmed.

That would look like this without fog....

Next, we went by the church where they had the wedding scene in the Movie....

And the inside........

Then we went by the gardens so Hil could walk on flowers and see some more Sound of Music landmarks....

Some of these movie lovers were intense......they were sikipping around and singing all the songs....

Hil on the steps.......

After this, the real fun began.....we got to eat! We decided to share most of our food during the trip, which was good for saving money, but not so good for our table manners. After a few meals, I decided not to venture onto Hil's side of the plate, due to the good possibility of coming out with a fork stuck in my hand. Our last meal was so good that we had to document it.......

Sadly, our trip had come to an end.

We had learned a lot from our 17 day European trip....a few that stick out in my mind are......

1. Don't wake Hilary up before 9am on vacation. 2. Don't wear tennis shoes to Europe during the winter, becasue your toes will freeze. 3. London is Expensive. 4. Don't use ghetto slang words as adjectives to describe what you like about your girlfriend. 5. McDonald's always has free bathrooms. 6. Brugge is awesome! 7. Trains are comfortable, fast, and always on time. 8. Most people in Europe know Dallas from the 80's tv series, "Dallas". 9. Pack lighter on the next trip. 10. Get a taxi to find your hotel when you first arrive in a big new city with a different language.