At the end of February, I had a day trip to Salzburg in Austria from Munich on one weekend while I was in Munich for work. I got the train from the central of Munich to Salzburg, which was a two hour journey. When I woke up in Munich, there was snow on the ground, and it was very cold. As the train went along, I glimpsed through landscapes of snow. I wanted to explore as much as I could while I was in the area.
Some of the scenes were quite pretty with snow-covered trees, churches, and fields. I saw some children playing in the snow. I watched the snowy landscape outside the train windows.
The skies were grey when I got to Salzburg. I had never been to the city before so did not know what to explore, but I knew that there was a castle on a hill to see. I headed in the direction of the old town, and I passed a cathedral. Being a Sunday, shops were shut. In Germany and Austria, shops shut on Sundays. Unfortunately, I was not able to get out the day before.
There were some pleasant parks to see.
The other side of the river is where the old town of Salzburg and castle are located, and there are some nice views of the castle on the hill.
I did not visit Mozart's Birthplace, but Salzburg is famous for being the birthplace of the famous composer. Tourists can visit the building. Salzburg is also famous for chocolate, and I bought some to take away with me.
The old town of Salzburg had narrow alleyways and some hidden shops. I wish I had visited it on a Sunday, but a few shops did open up later in the day.
Easter was not far away, and I saw decorated Easter eggs in some shop windows.
There is also Salzburg Cathedral here near the castle, but I did not visit it.
I found a hidden cemetary in the shadow of the castle at the foot of the hill; it was St Peter's Abbey.
There was a sculpture in a square Kapitelschwemme near the castle.
A bridge across the river had many locks installed on the chain-link fence.
I wanted to go into Mirabell palace, but it appeared to be shut. The grounds are probably amazing in the summer with flowers and the sculptures, but they were covered with snow.
There are also views of the castle from the grounds of Mirabell palace.
I visited the castle at Salzburg, but I will cover the castle in the next post. Overall, I spent about four hours in Salzburg; I explored the old town, went up the funicular to the castle to explore it, and ate a lovely Italian meal before heading back to Munich.
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