DAY 101 - So Much to See in Salzburg (Part 3)

June 28 - More Mozart & More Sound of Music

With the Salzburg Card, we had access to most all of the sights, but we only had 2 1/2 days, so we went from morning til late.  We were exhausted, but it was thrilling.  It's such a clean city and we saw very few beggars.  (I will be making a post soon on "Beggars in the Streets" - there were so many of them in the Balkan countries).  This one young women was in the same spot every time we walked by all day long, in the same position with her hands praying.

 A young woman in the streets of Salzburg begging.

 The sign says something like:  "I have children and no job.  In the name of Jesus Christ, please help me.  Thank-you!"   I thought, "Why isn't she home taking care of these children and trying to find a real job?"  I shouldn't judge her circumstances, but it also appeared to me that she had nice clothes and someone had told us that these "beggars" really made a lot of money in one day.

Hagenauer House - Birthplace of Mozart  - Born in January of 1756, Mozart was the youngest of seven children in his family creating a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.  I find it amazing that he composed and played so many pieces at such an early age, and I mean early...age 5.  I was so excited to see the place of his birth and to be walking in the same places that he grew up.

"Love, love, love—that is the soul of genius." - Wolfgang A. Mozart

Mozart's Geburtshaus - his birthplace

We went into the Museum that had a lot of information, original artifacts of Mozart's and there was to be NO pictures, but I'm really bad for following rules, so here are some.

This is what Mozart's kitchen would have looked like from - it's in the original spot.

I climbed up the stairs where Mozart probably crawled and walked and sang.

This is his wallet that he always carried on him even until the day he died.

Mozart also played violin very well - this is his violin.

This was the passageway from the house to the museum, and a place where he played when he wasn't composing or practicing.

 Salzburg is immensely proud of its most famous son, and Mozartplatz is just one of the city’s many tributes.
The square, with its elegant statue of a youthful Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, dates back to 1842 and was partly funded by Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria, who was a big fan.

I'm also a big fan of Mozart!

Windows loaded with memorabilia.

I should have left right after the photo, because the Wohnaus is not worth the money to visit.

This is a quote from inside Mozart's house where he grew up.
 
Mozart has been the subject of more portraits having no connection with his actual appearance than any other famous man;  and there is no famous man of whom a more worshipful posterity has had a more incorrect physical picture than is generally the case with Mozart."  (Arthur Schurig, 1913)

Remember seeing the locks of love in some of the other cities we've visited?

Looking out over the domes of Salzburg.

The Salzach River runs through the beautiful city.

 There were other composers mentioned besides Mozart as we strolled through the city.

From atop one of the beautiful views in Salzburg

Posing before their folk dance concert which was very entertaining.

The dancers did a type of May Pole Dance with a live band beside them.

Performances of it in several places

The Sound of Music (I talked more about it on Day 100-Part 1) is my favorite musical so it was fun discovering where the musical was filmed.  Unfortunately, I didn't do any of the tours because they were so expensive, but we made up our own tour.  We saw Nonnberg Abbey from above the city a couple of different times.

Nonnberg Abbey where the opening of the musical takes place

Mirabell Gardens - so beautiful and the setting for "Do, Re, Mi"

Well...not so beautiful.  This guy was going around to all the fountains in his underwear collecting money.

"That will bring us back to Do....!!"

Remember this scene as they dance through the trellis of ivy in the song "Do Re Mi?"

The children and Maria all danced around this.

Looks like this group of American girls have the same idea as I did.

Dinner in a restaurant for our last night in Salzburg.  Would you believe I can't remember what it is?

We were staying about 30 minutes away by bus and then we had a 15 minute walk after that.  This was the scene on the corner.  It was close to the airport - kind of a modern thing, but quite pretty.

Thank-you Salzburg for a most enjoyable time in your city and thanks to
 M & M for entertaining us.
(Maria and Mozart).