Doe, a Deer, a Female Deer. Ray, a drop of Golden Sun...

Scott and I left Salzburg yesterday morning after spending 5 wonderful days there!  We really liked this city as it truly is a beautiful place.  Very slow paced and relaxing.  We spent Friday and Sunday hiking on a mountain that overlooks the city and saw fantastic views of both the city and the Alps.  On Saturday we went across the river to see some areas of the city we hadn't explored yet.  We visited Mirabell Gardens, which is where scenes from the movie 'Sound of Music' were filmed.  No explanation is necessary as to why they chose this location to film some of the movie.  The gardens were amazing! The flowers and greenery were absolutely gorgeous.  It was just a nice, peaceful place to visit.  We also saw the residence of where Mozart once lived.

After that we decided to rent bikes and ride along the river.  The river trails took us out past Salzburg where we found beautiful parks and more mountain views.  In the evening on Saturday we decided to try out a brewery and another place for live music.

Today we arrived in Budapest, Hungary.  The train ride was about 6 hours and again, it didn't feel like it was that long.  We really enjoy the train.  We plan to be in Budapest for about 3-4 days and then will head on to Prague. 

Things we've learned:

- Everyone rides bikes in Salzburg and there are bikes lanes everywhere. Awesome!

- There are a lot of bald men in Salzburg.

- Both Salzburg and Munich shut down on Sunday - no shops, grocery stores, businesses, etc are really open.  We've  found that eateries/restaurants are really the only places open for business.

- CNN gets old when its the only TV channel you get in English!

- Pizza + pepperoncini = crazy delicious

*Note* Once again our descriptions of 'beautiful and amazing' aren't really cutting it so we have posted several pictures for your enjoyment!

Views from our bike ride.

                               Beautiful Salzburg!

Flat Stanley hiding in a bush at the gardens!