Austria - what a magnificent trip into the mountains as I mentioned previously. Where else would one go when they only have a short time in the country but to the heart of the Sound of Music - Saltzburg.
Obviously if that's where you're going the Sound of Music tour is a must :) The weather was overcast, which was a slight shame, but better then the day we arrived, which was raining.
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| The bridge the children ran over in the curtain clothes |
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| I am 16 going on 17 . . . |
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| The front of the house (they actually used 2 houses, a front half and a back) |
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| The back half :) |
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| Part of the opening scenery |
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| Jono 'biking' through the green tunnel. |
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| The doe rae me steps |
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| Inside the wedding church (movie) |
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| Jono doing the "I have confidence" fountain splash |
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| The Abby |
I was going to insert a video of me running down the street singing "I have confidence" but it wont load (what a shame) so you're going to have to imagine it!
Saltzburg is a lovely city, even in the rain, imagine it when the weather is fine. On the hour, you hear multiple church bells chiming, it sounds awesome!!
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| Many Steeples |
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| In a Dad like voice "Look at those magnificent magnolias" :) |
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| We also went past Mozart's house obviously |
We also went up the fortress that overlooks the city.
The toilet doors on the footress
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| Are there any words? |
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| Said fortress |
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| View from the fortress |
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| Us plus view from fortress - note mountain in background |
From the fortress we spotted the gondola that goes up a mountian in action (note mountian in previous photo), Jono had heard about this, so with very vague directions and poor German we set off on a quest to find it. That we did -just in time, the last Gondola to the top :)
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| So many good things - the fortress, the abby and the mountain :) |
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| Yay we found it :) |
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| Jono sporting some 'special' footwear! |
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| Yea that's how high it went . . . |
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| Pretty sweet view |
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| Look closely - a cross in the distance (not the one we went to) |
Of course in Austria Schnitzel, strudel and gateau are a must
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| Jono thinks this is funny - 'Good fart' |
Prayer thanks
- For the enjoyable time we've been having.
- for safe travel thus far
Prayer requests
- For continued enjoyment and safety on our holiday
- That we'll cont to place God as highest priority and our marriage up there too
- My back continues to niggle, so healing/awesome core muscles
- Jono's foot has been playing up (old ankle injury) so that that would heal
- for the car for Bethesda (haven't heard anything further on that front)
