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We left Zürich this morning on a train bound for Chur. Chur is pronounced like Coors beer only leave off the S so you get Coor. Sergio, our group leader, can roll the R at the end but I certainly can’t. We stopped first at Appenzell which is a dear little alpine village that fits…
My trip from Salzburg to Zürich was not without incident. The Saltzburg train left five minutes late, cutting my transfer time in Munich to an uncomfortable margin. However, I ran and made the train to Zürich, found my seat and thought – wow, good so far. Then we sat there for a full hour before…
Today – my last in Salzburg – I visited places I had not found time to see earlier. I started with the Schloss Mirabell which I actually had quickly visited with Edwin, the photographer, on my first day. It had blown me away but there wasn’t enough time to spend photographing it. So after enjoying…
Hallstatt, with a population around 750, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the shore of the Hallstätter See. It’s about a 90 mimute drive from Salzburg. In high season as many as 10,000 tourists per day pour in to photograph this beautiful place. The residents hate the tourists but badly need their income. I…
This morning I tried an app called SmartWalk. The first stop on the walk was the Hohensalzburg Fortress. I decided to start there even though I would be returning this evening for a dinner and live concert. On the way, I passed a square with all the horse drawn carts arranged in a semicircle around…
I began the first of my four days in Salzburg with a photowalk to get the lay of the land and an idea of what I might want to revisit. I booked Edwin through GetYourGuide. He typically takes people to various places for pictures of themselves – engagements, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, etc. He said…
