Sojourn in Germany: Day 5: Salzburg - Mozart Geburtshaus and Wohnhaus

We had our Deutsche Bahn nuisance during the journey from Munich to Salzburg today. A full-price fast(er) train ticket would cost about 50€ for our family, but a Länderticket (the same kind that we have been using to travel on one-day journeys within our state) for the slower regional trains was only 28€ and the local transit from our hotel to the train station in Munich was included. The difference for a 30€ or so saving is about half of an hour in travel time (2 hours instead of 1.5 hour).

We got to the main train station ahead of the scheduled departure time. The display at the track indicated that the train would leave on time. But there was no train at the scheduled departure time, and the display showed that the train had already left from another station! We ended up waiting for an extra hour for the next scheduled train (which did leave Munich on time).

Our hotel in Salzburg is a 5-minute walk from the train station. After we checked in, the weather turned for the worse and was raining heavily. By about 16:00, the rain subsided and we went to Mozart Geburtshaus (Mozart's birth house) in the old town. Perhaps our expectation was too high, but it was a disappointment. The exhibits were much inferior to other "houses" we have been to. There was not much of a story being presented for the visitors to better understand Mozart's life.

But we got better luck at Mozart Wohnhaus, the house where Mozart, his parents and sister resided. The exhibits gave a more detailed view of Mozart's life and his travel. There was also a special Haydn exhibit to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death.