A Heart for God: Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg is a beautiful Austrian city. It's the 4th biggest city in Austria (behind Vienna, Graz, and Linz), but probably the most touristy for Americans. It's where the Sound of Music was filmed, and where Mozart was born. It's a picture perfect city; too perfect looking for some. We loved hanging out here for a day and a half. We rented bikes and explored the city, and saw the sites of the Sound of Music footage. We went in the castle, which was so cool. It's the most castley-castle I would say; exactly what you would imagine a castle to look like as a kid. We looked out from the lookout tower of the whole city, went into the dungeon and the torture chamber, and through the various rooms. It was pretty dang cool. During the day, we would sit in Mozartplatz and eat bread and cheese, and I would drink Almdudler while Dad and Crystal drank wine. We saw Mozart's birth house, and his famous statue. I liked just wandering the streets of the city on our bikes, you can see a lot of places when you have a bike. We biked along the river, and through the park where Maria taught the children to sing "Do, a deer, a female deer!" It was great :) We didn't stay at the best hotel, it was called The Snooze. We were a little embarrassed to give the name of our hotel to the bike rental place, hahaa. But it was a place to sleep, that's all you really need. And it turned into a funny joke of our trip- "Time to go back to the Snooze..." No complaints from me though, after some of the places I've stayed! Compared to some of our hostels we've been in, The Snooze was like a palace! Anyway, Salzburg- check!