Last weekend I took my first solo trip to Salzburg and the Salzkammergut area of Austria! I had another Friday off work, and took the opportunity to make a three-day weekend of it. On Friday I woke up at 4 a.m. to make it into town in time for my 6 a.m. train to Salzburg. The six-hour train journey was uneventful, with the exception of one rogue individual who decided to throw the very basis of civilization and humanity out the window when he opened up a can of tuna on the train. Who does that?
Once in Salzburg, I managed to completely butcher the directions to the hostel and get utterly lost. I wandered for a solid 35 minutes in 85°F weather before finally stumbling into my hostel drenched in sweat. I changed and cooled off for a bit before heading out to explore. My first stop was the beautiful Mirabell Gardens. Several scenes from The Sound of Music were filmed here, and although I haven’t actually seen the film (gasp!), it didn’t diminish my enjoyment of them.