Day 25: Salzburg, Austria

Today started with a three hour train ride to Salzburg, Austria - the home of "The Sound of Music," which Chris has been most eager about. So, first thing, she had us onboard a four hour "Sound of Music" tour. Despite the embarrassing tour bus, I turned out to be pleasantly surprised (serving beer on the bus never hurts either).

To the narration of our hilarious tour guide, we saw the highlights of one of the classic movies that we used to watch on weekends with our Granddad and Grandma. And this was a sing-a-long tour - no arguments about that. Of course, we did know all the words... as did the man behind us who sang both male and female parts and whose wife "dragged him on the tour."

The tour took us in and out of Salzburg, as the movie was filmed in multiple spots throughout the country. The front and back of the house are actually miles apart. I fell in love with the countryside and wanted to climb everything I saw (our guide climbs too!) and Chris, well, she just loved it all. We will definitely return here someday. Say, in two years for the 50th anniversary celebration of the movie.