Approaching the snowy giants

These are some of the big-ones!! While the earlier mountains looked
like they had started to get their fall dusting of snow, these guys
already had a good blanket on them.

The road ahead

Rough edged and sharp inclined

As Jana drove, my nose was pinned to the window taking pictures. Such
beautiful mountains, so unique in comparison to the sierras. Where the
sierras are imposing giants, these mountains are sharp and steep
mounds that the roads weave in and out of.

Layers of mountains in the distance

Very quickly after navigating out of salzberg to the south, the
mountains piled up on either side of us, and we could see the outlines
of many layers more to come.

Salzberg with some sunlight!

McSalzburg signage

Frou-frou shopping

The streets of the old town were lined with boutiques, and designer
shops. Cute area, but I think I finally maxed out on window shopping.
Such a classic town has turned into a stomping ground to see and be
seen with the right merchandise. After 4 hours in town, we were ready
to continue on with our adventure, and drive deeper into the mountains.

The operahouse

A mix of old and new

The skies opened up, and we once again had some blue skies!

A good hearty lunch did us well

Jana had some amazing pumpkin soup, and I had the local goulash...
Followed by some yummy roasted pork and beef, slathered in gravy. We
completely studfedxpursrlves on local fares.... Then went back outside
to explore some more.

Mozart's birthplace

First point of interest we found was the museum dedicated to Mozart in
the house he was born in.

The need for food won out, and we decided to return after lunch to
check it out. We did return, but didn't end up doing the tour after all.

Girls on tour... Once again!

And we made it to Salzburg, in time for lunch

Old town Salzburg is a cute little town set into the rocky hillsides
of the alp foothills. We proceeded to act our best tourist, wander
around town.

The foothills of the alps

As we appeoached the Austrian border, the subtle rolling hills of
Germany rose up into the towering foothills of the alps. As soon as I
saw the mountains rising, I was so glad we planned the trip! I do love
mountains. :)

On our way...

On a mission, Jana and I were up at 6am this morning to get on the
road for our final hurrah to Salzburg, Austria... After a few false
starts, we had coffee in hamd and were on the road by 7:30. We hit
some construction traffic around Munich, but it was otherwise an
uneventful trip.

Hanging out on the roof-deck with a cup of tea, and harry potter

Cobwebs from yesterday are melting away. Enjoying some totally
relaxing time in the sun to relax... And looking forward to meeting up
with the "Friday night" crew again with Jana & Noah later for dinner
and happy hour.

And SUNSHINE!

Sunshine, my long lost friend, so good to see you again! :)

Laundry clean, and hanging out to dry

Friday afternoon... Blog up-to-date