We docked at Linz during breakfast this morning and piled on to busses for the drive to Salzburg. The road wound through countryside with cliffs on either side, rolling green hills and alpine houses window boxes full of flowers. We stopped at Hellbrunn Castle - not really a castle but a summer retreat for the bishop full of trick water fountains. The fountain tricks were pretty clever and despite our best efforts we all were caught at some stage. There were lots of shrieks and giggles and suspicious scanning of the ground to identify wet areas. The gazebo from the Sound of Music was in the grounds but as none of the boys have seen the movie it wasn’t a drawcard. A walking tour of Salzburg and the fortress was a little too long and not engaging- lots of sound of music trivia and Mozart facts but not a lot of interesting stories. Plus we were all starving. We found a great Austrian restaurant with a terrace that overlooked the town and sat with another family from the group. It was cool and relaxing and the food disappeared very quickly. We were left with 45 minutes to explore so wandered about the streets a bit before meeting up with the group for a quick walk though the Mirabell Gardens. I was surprised at the town - was really expecting baskets and music but it there was nothing. We all agreed this was our least favourite day, but it wasn’t terrible and there were some fun moments.
The bus ride back was long and our feet were dragging but dinner gave us a new lease of life- we sat with a family of Trump supporters and investigated this phenomenon, covering all the undiscussables of religion and politics. I had an early night in preparation for a big day tomorrow.
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