The hillllls are alive with the sound of muuuuuusic!

The train ride to Salzburg was incredible. We felt like we were moving right though the set of "The Sounds of Music", and then I realized, I think we were going through the set of "The Sound of Music"! What a dream - soft, smooth bright green, grass completely covering every inch of hill after hill. All we saw for miles was a huge blanket of green. The space was wide open with only cute little colorful homes scattered miles apart, or random farm animals that made the scene even more picturesque. Sean was a little embarrassed, but I couldn’t help but belt out, "The hilllls are alive with the sound of muuuuusic!" We had a nice ride.

The city itself was just as magical as the journey on the train. It was quaint and cute and everything you would imagine when you think of Austria. It turned out that the city was actually where "The Sound of Music" was filmed. We walked the entire town looking for someplace to eat, only to come across cafes selling drinks and deserts. We decided to go to the local supermarket and pick up some fresh kiwi, strawberries and pineapple, fresh salads and bread and bree. In the supermarket, however, I had yet again another tramatic experience...I was stung by a BEE! In the supermarket! This is unheard of, really. This is the second time in less than 6 months and I am beginning to feel the bees are out to get me. It got me on the arm, and this little old lady who saw everything tried to get me to spit on it to make the pain go away. I did as she said (or motioned cause she didn’t speak English) but the pain didn’t go away. It was still very kind of her to help. It only swelled a little, but I couldn’t let that ruin my good day...stupid bee. We sat on a grassy area near the river which gave a beautiful view of the big cathedral in the middle of town, and a castle sitting up above on a grassy hill, and ate our lunch. It felt so storybook and charming and everything surrounding the city was so green and vibrant. We walked around the small town, browsing in shops and the outdoor markets with hand made nik nacs, taking photos of Mozart’s childhood house and skipping (yes skipping...Sean wasn’t participating as I would have liked, but he got a skip in just to show he cared) across the bridge where the characters from "The Sound of Music" danced across while singing. Everything was perfect - the glittery river, the adorable town and green surroundings, and I really did feel like the hills were alive! We left as the sun set, on a train to Munich.