Global Moorings: Day 90 (June 4, 2013): Salzburg, Austria

The Quick Facts:

* Despite heavy flooding by the Danube in Germany and Austria, we were able to make our way into Austria; because of the weather, we truncated our time in Salzburg to a quick six hours on our way from Ljubljana to Vienna
* Saw the main sites, including the Residenz (where the archbishops of Salzburg lived when it was an independent state of the Holy Roman Empire), the Dom church (adjacent to the Residenz and again a symbol of the power and money of the Salzburg archbishops), and Mozart’s childhood home

The Good:

* Well, we were only there for a short time, but Salzburg seems lovely.

The Bad:

* To really see all of Salzburg, you probably need 1.5 – 2 days so we just got a small taste of what seemed to be a pleasant place to spend a couple of days

Ready, set, go! Our speed tour through Salzburg began in Residenzplatz, with a tour of the old Residenz of the Salzburg Archbishops. The tour takes you through 20+ spectacular rooms, each one decorated in full Baroque style. The main dining hall, seen below with its wonderfully frescoed ceiling, is the most striking room of all:

After the Residenz, we checked out the adjacent cathedral which is similarly beautiful.

We then went to see Mozart’s childhood home, which proved to be a pretty interesting museum. To get a taste of what he lived like after he made it big, you have to visit Vienna where he lived as an adult. They don’t allow pictures inside, but here’s the outside of the home:

And then we walked back to the train station, across the Salzach River, which afforded some good views (even on a grey cloudy day) and also a chance to walk through the gardens of the Schloss Mirabell.