Salzburg, Austria & Berchtesgaden, Germany

On our 2nd adventure in Europe we decided to take a USO trip to the "Sound of Music" tour. It was a long bus ride (only would of been a 6 hours but we had many long stops so it took close to 8) plus we had a screaming child on the bus. We opted to do the USO tour because we were still new to traveling and didn't want to worry about transportation (our car didn't arrive from the states yet), finding a good place to stay and a big bonus was having our own tour guide by our side during the whole trip!

 We got to visit the grounds of Hellbrunn Palace where the gazebo scene was filmed, view the Von Trapp movie home, stand at the lake where the Von Trapp children fell into the water, skip up the pathway as Maria did, march down the aisle of Maria and Captain Von Trapp’s wedding church at Mondsee, explore the grounds of Leopoldskron, and drive through the idyllic, beautiful Salzkammergut. 

 Maria and Captain Von Trapp’s wedding church at Mondsee

 We stayed two nights in a charming 4-star inn in the center of Salzburg called Altstadt Hotel Stadtkrug. It was in a perfect location surrounded by many delicious restaurants. Our favorite was a little Italian restaurant called Wasserfall. 

 Salzburg has much to offer in its beautiful plazas and churches, Baroque architecture, and Hohensalzburg Fortress—and, of course, shops, restaurants, and coffee houses. We took a ride up the into the Hohensalzburg Fortress where we got to enjoy an evening of Mozart music performance, along with an amazing dinner with a breathtaking view of the city.

 On our way out of Salzburg we stopped at a little picturesque town called Ramsau. Don't forget to stop and get a drink of water from the crystal clear river that runs next to the parish 

church Saint Sebastian.

 The final day of our trip we traveled to the spectacular resort town of Berchtesgaden. After our guided tour, we ventured out to Lake Königsee. The weather was awful. It was freezing, rainy and cloudy but the views were still spectacular. Rob and I have already decided we will be back on a sunny day.

Auf Wiedersehen Österreich!