Day 7: Salzburg - Sound of Music Tour, Leica Gallery

The city of Salzburg is famous for music: Mozart and the movie The Sound of Music. Most of the movie's outdoor scenes were filmed in Salzburg and the nearby Bavaria (despite how the film ended with the von Trapp family hiking over the Alps to Switzerland, the Swiss border is a few hundred kilometers away).

We went on the four-hour Sound of Music tour in the morning. The tour bus took us to locations where various scenes were shot. Here is a picture of Glenda and the kids in front of "the" gazebo, and a picture of the basilica in Mondsee where the wedding scene was shot. We had a one-hour stop in this idyllic town, and enjoyed a nice apple strudel at one of the cafes.



The tour ended at the Mirabell garden, where one of the Do-Re-Mi scenes was shot, near the old town in Salzburg. Here is a beautiful view of the garden.

About a year ago Leica Gallery Salzburg opened its door to showcase the work of some of the most significant photographers of our time. The exhibit I saw today was Timeless Moment by Jürgen Schadeberg, who is known for his documentary of the South African apartheid. The images gave a strong impression on the hardship of black community during those years.

We honored our promise of taking the kids to the Spielzeugmuseum (Toy Museum). Gabriel really enjoyed the toy trains that were on display in the museum.

Here is a picture of the kids at the Mirabell garden.