Salzburg, Austria

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From Germany, we drove to Salzburg, Austria and overnight in a motel nearby. The next morning, we went to visit the city and went to the place where The Sound of Music was filmed.

Mirabell Garden in winter time! It snowed heavily the day before and all the gardens were covered with snow.

Took this picture in a Christmas market nearby! Cute little cow (the same horoscope as me!)

A stall selling 'pig' like logs. *Cute*
After that, we went to Salzburg "Old Town" (Altstadt). Here we visited the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Too bad we can't take pictures in the house, there were security guards sitting in each room making sure that people don't start snapping any pictures. Well, that is how they earn the money! Is it worth the visit? Emmm, I am not too sure. There were mostly portraits of Mozart and his family, some of his letters, his music scripts (is that what they are called?) and various other stuff that i can't remember now.
Mozart Birthplace
We had lunch in one of the Italian restaurant (Spaghetti & Co.) nearby. I don't really like it (had a bruschetta, pizza and carbonara pasta). I've definitely tasted better one before. We didn't spend much time in Austria as we've been delayed in Germany. From here, we continued our journey to Switzerland and stop in Innsbruck for a 'sight-seeing stop'. Again, we went to a Christmas market... (I've lost count how many I've visited).
Christmas Market in Innsbruck




A stall selling some kind of 'potato pancakes' served with sour cream. It was delicious! We wanted to buy another one but nah, as long as we had a try.

I like this! A big Advent 'calendar'!

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