Salzburg, Austria

     My family and I arrived in Austria on June 1, but our first flight was on May 31. Due to the time change, we didn’t arrive until the afternoon of June 1. Since we arrived a few days before the official start of the tour, my family and I stayed in Hotel Hofwirt in Salzburg. The official date of the tour was June 4th. My family did have to switch hotels and walk about a mile (with all of our luggage) to the Radisson Blu Altstadt Hotel on June 4. After dropping off our bags at the hotel on June 1, my family and I walked around Salzburg since we didn't have any plans. My brother, dad, and I ate ice cream for dinner. 

 

     On June 2, my family and I ate an early breakfast at Hotel Hofwirt. Several months before our trip, my mom bought us tickets for the Original Sound of Music Tour. This bus tour lasted four hours and went to numerous locations where the movie was filmed. That night, we ate at an amazing authentic German restaurant, Die Weisse. We had eaten there in 2024, a recommendation by our cab driver. In 2024, my family and I went on our first MyWay Alpine Adventure. It happened to work out that Laurel James, our tour guide from 2024, was our tour guide again in 2025. She was amazing and extremely helpful with any questions we had about the trip. 

 

     June 3, my brother, dad, and I visited a salt mine titled the Hallstatt Salt Mine. We got there by bus, which took about an hour. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in the history of Salzburg. After a tour of the mine, my brother bought a wooden ball for 1 euro. Outside, there were several displays of how people lived through the centuries. In addition, there were wooden obstacle courses where kids and grown-ups alike could move the ball through each. That afternoon we went back to the main city of Salzburg and had dinner at a local burger restaurant.