We mapped out our points of interest the next day and set off into the city. We made a quick summit of Kapuzingerburg for the views of the city. With a short walk through Kapitelplatz and a quick ride up the Festbahn we arrived at the Salzburg fortress. The fortress now operates as a museum of it’s own history as the home of the archbishop of Salzburg. Access to the majority of the fortress was included with our purchased tickets. I found it interesting that the majority of the history of the fortress was military driven, even though it’s primary function was the home of the Salzburg diocese. Next we visit a small catacomb below the fortress and the nearby St. Peter abby.
After a quick stop at some local vendors in Kapitelplatz we were off to recreate some movie magic. The ladies had done some research the night before to find some filming locations, and to their delight we found that our map already had included destinations for ‘The Sound of Music’. We traipsed around the city in mid-day heat to fountains, parks and gardens doing our best to avoid the number of other visitors. In Mirabellegarten there was a visiting choir performing some pieces by Mozart, listening under the shade of a nearby tree was a nice reprieve. I suggested and everyone agreed that we should return to Mirabellegarten after dinner when it would be cooler with fewer other tourists around, it was close to our hotel and and several scenes were filmed there. That evening we set out to capture a few more scenes and wandered the city with our friends for our last night together.
