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10 Things I Learned in Salzburg

20 Wednesday Feb 2013

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For most tourists who visit Salzburg, the allure lies in its reputation as being the city of Mozart’s birth and upbringing, as well as the home of the original Von Trapp family (you know, the ones from The Sound of Music).

Rock me, Amadeus! Street art in Salzburg.

Rock me, Amadeus! Street art in Salzburg.

As such, much of the sightseeing I did was somehow related to both of these things, and let me tell you: I did not know a lot about either of them! All of this info is probably even on their Wikipedia pages, but I don’t really troll that for this sort of thing, so it was exciting news to me!

Which is funny considering a) how much Mozart I sang growing up and b) the fact that I regularly sang “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” in the shower for most of my high school years, having looked up all the lyrics and memorized them for that specific purpose…

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Photo Of My Day: Mozart Mix

19 Tuesday Feb 2013

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Spent a few beautiful days in Salzburg last week: home of Mozart and the Sound of Music, both exciting music-related things (although one is far more ingenious than the other).

I learned a lot about Mozart while there, and will share some of those things soon with you all, but before I do, here’s a little taster of some Mozart-related monuments, etc. around town.

By the way: Mozart spent about a third of his life traveling!

Top left: Mozart graffiti in an underpass, Middle: Mozart's statue in Mozartplatz, Top Right: Piano at the Baroque concert I attended (the piano had in Latin 'Music is the Cause of Our Delight'; Middle Right: shot of Mozart's birthplace, Bottom Right: Close up of the detail on the piano, Bottom Left: Mozartkugel, a Salzburg original bonbon named for Mozart (pistachio, marzipan, chocolate, oh my!)

Top left: Mozart graffiti in an underpass, Middle: Mozart’s statue in Mozartplatz, Top Right: Piano at the Baroque concert I attended (the piano had in Latin ‘Music is the Cause of Our Delight’; Middle Right: shot of Mozart’s birthplace, Bottom Right: Close up of the detail on the piano, Bottom Left: Mozartkugel, a Salzburg original bonbon named for Mozart (pistachio, marzipan, chocolate, oh my!)