Today we have another day off of school! It is a bank holiday...don't really know what that means, but schools and banks are closed. I thought I would continue with our trip.
After we left Italy, we went up to Austria. This entire day was like a dream come true for me. You see, my favorite movie ever is
The Sound of Music. When I was in high school, we did the play and I got to be Maria. I've always wanted to go to Salzburg (where the movie was filmed, home to the real von Trapp family).
This is the hedge tunnel. If you haven't seen the movie, just bear with me. If you have seen the movie, you will know that this is where the children are riding bicycles and singing "Do-Re-Mi."
We also saw
Residenzplatz which is a big plaza area with a horse fountain. In the movie, Maria crosses this plaza singing a song. A little known movie-fact: in the background of that scene, you can see the real Maria von Trapp as an extra!
Another place we went was Nonnberg Abbey, which is the place where Maria is training to be a nun before going to the von Trapp home. We couldn't go in, but we could see the gate...and this amazing view of Salzburg!
The Festival Hall was also off-limits, as it is used today for concerts and such things. But I was able to get some nice pictures from the outside. I had to just imagine the stage where the family sings "Edelweiss," though.
Our final stop was the Hellbrun estate, which houses the pavilion from the "Sixteen going on Seventeen" scene. As we walked to the estate, we saw such beautiful scenery!
I could have stayed in Austria the entire time...but I don't think my family would have liked it if I didn't come home!
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