One of the things we like to do when we travel, especially internationally, is to take day trips outside the major city that we are visiting. While Salzburg is a travel destination itself, when we were in Vienna, we visited the city for the day. We took a train too ... when in Europe travel the European way. Salzburg was absolutely wonderful and it absolutely added to our memorable holiday. Unlike German and other Austrian cities, Salzburg was largely spared large scale destruction. Thank goodness, the city has building dating to the fourteenth century, not to mention that it is the birthplace of Mozart. Prior to arriving I had arranged a city tour with Salzburg Sightseeing Tours, which was a good choice. We learned and saw so much on this tour. We also learned that the tour could have been called the Sound of Music and...
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