What’s up Mozart?

Salzburg literally means “salt castle” because of all of the salt mining activity around the city and its location on the banks of the Salzach River. This quaint city was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996 on account of its rich mix of art and architecture in the historic center of the city.

As the birthplace of Mozart, it makes complete sense that Salzburg would be a musical city. However, I don’t think we anticipated that it was going to have its very own soundtrack!

Whenever we arrived in any city, we generally walked to the old town and began tours from there. Typically speaking, we would frequently walk by cafes, vendors opening up shop and people heading to work. Salzburg was a bit different because it added a significantly audible layer. We didn’t just see the city; we heard it too (no wonder the hills were alive). Piano and string players could be heard everywhere.

We all enjoyed the tunes as we took advantage of our free time in the center before reconvening for our walking tour. We thoroughly took it all in whilst simultaneously taking our wallets out. Salzburg had some fantastic shops and great deals!

Shortly thereafter, we reconvened to begin our walking tour. We passed Mozart,s house while a 5 piece band played several feet away. As we crossed the street in the direction of a Von Trapp home from the Sound of Music, another band with a prominent accordion player were the center of focus. It was only a matter of time before we took on some singing ourselves. It finally happened in the gardens of Schloss Leopoldskron.

Several students broke out in song and Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-laughed so loud. It was quite the moment (this pic below is photo evidence because it happened right after).

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The gardens were adorned with roses, beautifully landscaping and jaw-dropping fountains. It no wonder the villa and its surrounding property were used in in the film.After a day filled with our favourite things, it was only fitting that we’d attend a Sounds Of Music dinner theatre in the evening.

Both the performances and the meals were equally wonderful at the Sounds Of Salzburg show. Many of our students participated in the show by being pulled up to the stage and dancing with the performers. It was quite the spectacle.