On Monday, we set off for Salzburg, home of the Sound of Music, one of Mana's FAVORITE musicals. On our beautiful drive in the mountains, we found a Burger King at which point Kent had to take a conference call for work. The four of us, in order to give him space in the car, headed into BK which had a view of the Austrian Alps from every window and we played cards for an hour. Never before had any of us been inside a Burger King with such a VIEW! As funny as the scene was to see us whipping out the cards inside an Austrian BK, it was a hilarious memory we won't forget.
When we arrived to Salzburg, Kent worked remotely in one of the Austrain cafes while the four of us went to see all of the Sound of Music sites as well as Mozart's birthplace. Mana was really excited when we saw the pavilion where "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" was filmed as well as witnessing the Von Trapp mansion with her own eyes (she's a huge fan, clearly)! We also went to the Abbey where several shots of Maria took place. Kate, Mana, and Sahil took full advantage of being in Salzburg and pranced around singing the songs and doing the dance of the musical at each site as we debriefed Gary on the story (since he hadn't seen it before)! In the evening, we met Kent at a quaint cafe with unbelievable desserts before we headed onwards to Vienna!
On our drive to Vienna we pumped up the music in the car and howled at Shakira's she-wolf song while eating Kinder Surprise chocolates and putting the little toys together. When we arrived in Vienna, we grabbed some dinner and went to bed for a busy next day.
On Tuesday we walked through the entire city and Sahil marvelled at the beauty of the architecture. We climbed 343 steps to get a view from the top of Stephansdom, a beautiful cathedral in the center of Vienna. After walking through the city for some time, we had lunch at an amazing cafe, Cafe Central. A traditional Viennese cafe with gorgeous architecture, fantastic food at decent prices, great service, and a busy local spot full of businessmen making deals. We finished off an incredible meal with a Viennese iced coffee which was to die for!! After lunch, we continued to explore the city and admiring the beauty of the museums, the city hall, etc etc etc! After a fantastic day, we went to our hotel to get ready for an evening enjoying classical music pieces by Mozart and Strauss and watched as local dancers waltzed to the music played by a Viennese orchestra. We saw the concert in one of the famous concert halls of the city and enjoyed a great performance. After a night of music, we headed off to dinner at Cafe Landtmann, which overlooked the city hall lit up beautifully at night. We spent a few hours there, closed out the restaurant, and then made our way back to our hotel to rest up for a drive to Prague the next day!
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