So after a wonderful day seeing the Sound of Music I decided to dedicate the rest of my days in Salzburg to Mozart and Castles! There’s a gorgeous fortress on top of the big hill that took way too many years to finish because each new Bishop Prince person kept adding to it. And inside is a cool museum with some torture objects, none of which were used, but were stored there, along with the most breathtaking views of Salzburg that you could get.
Torture object, but I have no idea what it did. It wasn’t used, so I think I’m in the clear on needing to know that information.
How can you not find those views breathtaking? The city is simply magical.
I wandered around the Fortress for the better part of the day that I had dedicated to the Fortress and also found a small marionette museum! In the museum that had some really old marionettes that I don’t think were used in anything special, but it was still really cool. They showed the different parts of them and you could even try your hand at working at marionette, but I forgoed that attempt because I simply have no idea how to work them. I had a really simply marionette when I was a kid, but I never knew how to use it. They had marionettes from all sorts of shows, fr
Oh yea! And when I was leaving the Fortress, I think, I came across some really cool ruins they found underneath the Fortress. They were digging around one day and found old stairs and a chamber from a civilization that was long dead, but then built on top of. They had two holes were you can clearly see some stairs and an alley. They was really cool to see, and it’s always interesting to learn that we are constantly building over old things and and old civilization.
I also took the opportunity to explore the two Mozart houses that are in Salzburg. While you’re not allowed to take pictures inside the museum, it was still really interesting. And I found I was able to enjoy the houses much more because I wasn’t focused on snapping a picture of every singly Mozart thing I saw. They had a lot of original artifacts from Mozart, letters written by him, his family and friends and to him. They even had some original pieces of music and his folders and stuff. They have very little furniture of his, but they were able to find some pieces from that era to decorate the house and set it up in a way that it might have been. Either way, it was really cool. I went to the house were he was born and spent the first couple years of his life and I went to the house were he spent most of his childhood with his family.
Mozart’s house and me in front of it!
Mozart’s Birth House
The only photo I managed to take inside. The kitchen I think
It was really interesting to walk around the house and think about how rich they must have been to be able to afford something so big. Way back then you had to have some money to get that much house! Mozart grew up well, and I didn’t know a lot about him, to be honest. So I learned about his life and how his father really knew that he was incredibly talented from a young age. They seemed to know that Mozart was going to be a sensation if they could get him and his skills out to the right people. I learned how cagey and crazy he was at times, but how brilliant he was, and that he unfortunately overshadowed is equally talented older sister. Just walking through a building where probably THE most legendary pianists lived and was born was a very awe inspiring experience.
Another day I dedicated to wandering around and even went into the Royal Residence Halls. They are very old and I can’t remember who lived there, but I think it was the Bishop Princes that lived there. The halls were so pretty and the ceilings were decorated with incredibly paintings and amazing furniture.
I spent my last day meandering around the city and attempted to walk to the Augustinian Monastery where they make beer. I was told that I should go to the Brewery and try the beer, because we all know that beer in Austria and Germany is good. BUT, it was closed….those damn monks. haha. They close a couple days after and before the new year, and they were opened the day before, but not the day I went. Oh well. It was still really pretty and worth the walk.
Much love. <3
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