Salzburg

Tim came to visit and ski last week, but before we hit the slopes (die pisten), we toured around Salzburg. Salzburg is basically famous for two famous things: first, it is Mozart's birthplace, and second, the Sound of Music was set nearby. We saw Mozart's geburtshaus (birth house), and we enjoyed the castle (die festung) from its base and saw the city below. We also ran into a game of human chess (well, outdoor chess played with 3-feet-tall pieces on a board 30 ft x 30 ft (1 m, 10 m x 10 m) and watched some ice skating.