Without question, the most beautiful place in the world. (The world I’ve seen, at least.) Also, the place on our trip that most precisely displayed the concept of gemutlisch. As I sat out on the lake and wrote in my journal, the owner of the place we stayed (Pension Haus Sarstein) rowed out on the [...]
On to Salzburg, city of salt! The birth city and home of none other than Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the greatest composer who ever lived. The city where classical musicians can still, in this day and age, be rock stars.
My strongest impression of the city was that it appears to be an even mix between German influences (being so close to the border) and Italian. You can’t walk more than two blocks without stumbling over a gelato place:
