Salzburg

Salzburg, Austria (2016) was a short 4-day trip for us.

It was the kids first week back at school and with the Diva

now in middle school, we let her go half the day before we 

pulled her out.

 We always try to make one long stop

on our road trips. We all get to walk around

and Sweet Boy gets to play.

With the road construction, Europe traffic, and 

a detour down a closed road, we made it to

our hotel just in time to grab dinner and go to bed.

 We got up early the next morning 

and headed back in Germany.

 We started our day at the salt mines at Berchtesgaden.

It was really cool, but we couldn't take pictures.

 Then we headed back to Austria,

to explore Salzburg on foot.

 We had a lot of fun checking out 

the stores and looking around.

 We decided to check out Fortress Hohensalzburg,

but unlike most people, we opted not

to take the tram, but to walk

to the top!

 Half way to the top! It was a hike!

 The view was amazing! 

Can you see the little gold ball?

It looks so small now, but it was huge!

 It was one of the largest medieval castles in Europe and was

situated at an altitude of 506m.

We made our way back down and called it

a night. 

We had a jam-packed day exploring the area.