The 7 of us ended our winter break in Austria: Salzburg and Vienna. I was sort of the "tour guide" in Salzburg, since I had gone there with my family, so I took everyone up to the fortress, past Mozart's house, and through Mirabell Gardens. The city is cute and quaint, and it only takes a day or two to see all the touristy sites, but Salzburg is still one of my favorite places in Europe. The sun was out and we could see the Alps everywhere you looked- so gorgeous. We took the Sound of Music movie tour our second day in Salzburg, which was amazing. I wasn't sure I was willing to pay 33 euros to re-do the tour since I did it when I was younger, but it was SO worth it. Even if you haven't seen the movie, the sights on the tour are gorgeous. We saw the gazebo for the young love scene, the (two) homes where they filmed the exterior of the Von Trapp house, and then went up to Mondsee, a cute town where they filmed the wedding scene. Mondsee is in the lake district outside of Salzburg, and the view of the Alps and the crystal-clear lakes is absolutely breath-taking. Everyone was extremely glad I convinced them to take the tour.
We then took a train to Vienna, and spent two days exploring the city. I loved Schonbrunn Palace and the streets around Stephensplatz. My friend Connor and I went off on our own and just randomly walked around Vienna taking beautiful churches and museums. Embarrassingly, we were craving McDonalds and ended up eating dinner there. The McDonalds in Europe are AMAZING: this one had chandeliers, roman candles, computers, and servers coming to the tables. I guess I'll always be American in that I crave french fries more than anything...
It was a great break and I loved getting to know the others I was traveling with. Each of the cities were great: both the new ones and the ones I was visiting for a second time. I'm sure I'll be back again at some point...
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