Once again I have lost my Rick Steves’ tour book. We head back into
town retracing our steps but to no avail. Since we’re going to spend
another night at Haus Ballwein and it is a sunny day, we decide to drive
to the towns of Mondsee and St. Gilgen located in the Salzkammergut
region.
The Basilica in Mondsee is where the marriage scene from the
Sound of Music was filmed. The interior, especially the altar, is
beautiful. Lake Mondsee is set among the snow-capped alps. On our
drive back to Salzburg we drive the white roads taking in the
scenery—rolling hills with cows and lots of mountains. The hills are
alive with the sound of music.
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| Basilica Sankt Michael in Mondsee |
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| Salzkammergut |
Back
at our zimmer (hotel), we take a walk in the area. Moosestrasse has a
variety of housing—working farms, apartments, homes and
gasthofs/zimmers. It is a perfectly straight, narrow, lovely street
flanked on both sides with large, overhanging trees for about three
miles. This area will definitely make it in my book of places to stay.
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