Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Greece

Near our hostel, in Monastiraki (neighbourhood in Athens)

Parthenon



Theatre at the Acropolis


Ruins under the New Acropolis Museum

Greek Parliament

Parliamentary guard!

Real Greek salad

View on our way up to the Acropolis


Venice
















Salzburg

Our view from the hostel room

Mozart's house...complete with grocery store

Fountain from the Sound of Music


Church in Salzburg

Interior of church

View of the city from our restaurant at lunch

Delicious dinner: Spaetzl

Dumplings with fried egg...yum!



Thank you special Austrian holiday for allowing your people to confirm so many stereotypes!

Lederhosen in all their glory!

The graveyard that inspired the cemetery in the Sound of Music (i.e. they weren't allowed to use this one because it the families of the prominent people in there said no, so they recreated it for the film)

Olive and cheese pretzel... breakfast of champions!

The convent gates, complete with Maria emerging for the children!


Sound of Music bike tour!

The back of the house the used for the Von Trapp house in the movie.

The other house they used for the front of the Von Trapp house in the movie.

Re-created gazebo. Doors are locked because an old lady fell and hurt herself in there while trying to dance on the benches like in the movie.



In the gardens, where Maria and the kids sing about their favourite things

View from the back of the fortress