Driving Miss Karen

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Austria Part 1 Salzburg and Hallstatt

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We spent a few days in Salzburg Austria. Salzburg is know for Mozart and the Sound of Music (next post) but it has a lot more to offer. Founded in 696, it was not part of Austria until 1805. It is protected by one of the biggest perfectly preserved castles in Europe and was continually expanded by the Archbishop-Princes of Salzburg for over 600 years starting in 1077. Salzburg is surrounded by beautiful mountains and alpine lakes and Halstatt is literally a picture perfect village on one of those lakes.

30 minutes outsize Salzburg is this
And this
Peaceful Halstatt when it’s not over run with tourists on a Wednesday in May
The massive castle overlooking Salzburg
Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria
The Archduke as a young boy
Fancy McDonald’s sign required in the old town
On the boat to Hallstatt
Karen enjoying Hallstätter See/Lake Hallstatt
Even the storm drain covers are pretty in Hallstatt. It’s the law!
Stopped by Zell Am See where Easy company of Band-of-Brothers was stationed at the end of the war

Jose

AKA Alfred

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