(Minus April 5th.... that get's its own post!)
Wednseday
Steph, Sydney, Frances, and I started our vacation in Salzburg on a beautifully sunny Wednesday afternoon! After arriving in town by train (with no stops!!) we settled into our private hostel room, a true treat! Overwhelmed by the sun and exhausted of sight seeing we opted to take it easy for a day... So of course we headed for a beer garden!
After a few pints and a little German-Chinese food we were set for the night and headed back to the hostel for some sleep!
Thursday
We'll get back to this one...
Friday
Friday was a big tourist day for us! Despite the mist on the morning we headed out with the intention of following the city walking tour we found in one of our maps. We made it to the first 2 stops before we found ourselves in the middle of the Old City completely surrounded by churches, market squares, and a castle. The map wasn't so necessary then, we just spent the morning and early afternoon exploring the city. Here are a few of the pictures...
The very old and creepy graveyard behind St. Sebastian Church
I couldn't resist buying a giant pretzel... it's bigger than my face!
Cool candle/figurine shadows in the crypt of the church in the picture above (I don't know which of the 5 we went in that day!)
The view of Salzburg from the castle
It's a unicorn ring toss game!
On our way back to the hostel after our tourist morning we stopped for a treat... germknödel. This was a dessert that Sebastian had recommended before we left him in Germany. A germknödel is essentially a ball of yeast/dough covered in melted butter, sugared poppy seeds, and vanilla sauce. It tastes about the way it sounds... nasty! But it was a fun experience at least!
In the evening we visited a Belgian beer bar (random, I know) and spent a few hours having girl talk to conclude a great day!
We headed out into the rain Saturday morning to finally hit the location I'd been waiting for... The Mirabell Gardens. Even in the rain the gardens were beautiful, green, and blooming!
These little guys were all over the park!
If it were less rainy you'd be able to see the castle in the background.
We spent our last night in Austria enjoying a stereotypical Austrian meal and one last pint at a nice restaurant in the Old City... bacon wrapped, cheese-filled, sausages on a bed of fries!
We woke up to a nice white surprise on Easter morning... snow! We braved the weather and went to mass at St. Sebastian church in town, a very interesting experience.
It wouldn't be enough to say that my Easter break was good. I've been truly blessed with the experiences I was able to have and the people I was with during that week. I can't imagine that I will forget any of it any time soon!
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