Grey days in Salzburg, Austria

Statue of Pegasus, Mirabell Gardens, Austria

I believe Austria must be one of my favourite countries in Europe. I first visited Austria when I went to Vienna with my school choir in 2006 after having competed at a competition in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, and visiting Salzburg reminded me again why I still think Austria is a special place and Austrians are special people.

Genuinely, every single person I met was sweet and helpful. And why wouldn't everyone be, living in a place as pretty as this?

The Mirabell Gardens.

Accordion player in the Mirabell Gardens.

I've said that Salzburg is a musical place, and hearing this nice accordion player while I was strolling through the Mirabell Gardens just confirmed that. I love how he even has a nice acorn and pinecone treble clef in front of him - even if the treble clef is mirror image!

The Mozart Bridge.

Salzburg is kinda obsessed with Mozart. After all, Mozart was one of the greatest composers of music ever to walk this earth (I kinda love him more even after watching Amadeus, which is a great film) and Mozart was born in Salzburg. There's the Mozartplatz, the Mozart Bridge, Mozart's birthplace and Mozart's residence which you can visit.

There's just so much of the man, that everywhere you go you're constantly reminded that this is Mozart's place!

Also, because I've watched the Sound of Music so many times, it's easy to feel almost as though I know the place already. Remember the scene when Maria and the children were running across the Mozart Bridge?

Interior of Salzburg Cathedral.

Overlooking Salzburg and the Salzburg Cathedral.

I thought it was great that even though the skies were grey and overcast, the skyline of Salzburg still looked so beautiful. So old, ancient, antique, and so many things that many cities these days aren't. Salzburg isn't modern like other cities - it seems largely lost in its own world, as if from a different time.

Salzburg skyline.

Horses and carriages.

As the grey turns darker and darker, the sky changes, the streets change.

A woman buys perfectly polished fruit at a stall.

Mozart's birthplace.