~简单的幸福~: Fun Europe: Charming Salzburg, Austria.

Salzburg, Austria is a charming country with picturesque scenery. Its a UNESCO world cultural heritage. I knew this place from a very famous movie called "the sound of music". It was one of my dreams to visit the garden of the sound of music :)

We just had a short day trip here and it's a great one :) I loved the cobbled streets, the feeling of history, the beautiful backdrops to the castle and other scenes and the general ambiance. We have a nice stride along Getreidegasse, visit Mozart's birthplace, museums and also the must visit Untersburg.

Untersberg is very close to Salzburg, 16km away with 35 min bus ride from bus stop near hauptbanhof (main railway station). Then we have a ride by cable car to reach the top. The cable car ride was exciting especially when you look back to the tiny houses and mountains below. and yes, my palms were sweating and i was nervous as well:D Once reaching the top, there is path-way to walk and enjoy the fresh air and the breathtaking view of alps.The view was awesome! We went there in November and it was covered by snow. It was my first contact with snow and yet a very thick snow. Although there was no snow flakes, I enjoyed stepping on the snow, jumping on the snow and even sleeping on the snow :D

This is definitely a short and wonderful one day trip in Austria.

Tips:

we purchased 24 hrs salzburg card from information center, they gave us a map and chart of attraction for which we have 1st entry free for selected attraction including untersberg. Besides, we could also use public transport for free during those 24hrs with the card. The cost of card was (25 Euro) and untersberg entry fee itself was 21Euro soIts worth to buy salzburg card before visiting untersberg .