Austria Ski Trip - Day 4

On our last full day in Austria we toured the city of Salzburg.  To Europeans Salzburg is famous for being the birthplace of Mozart.  But to Americans however the city is also known for being the place where some of the scenes from "The Sound of Music" were filmed.

We spent the day walking around the old town area, we toured Mozart's boyhood home, had lunch and did some shopping, toured the Hohensalzburg Fortress, and paid a visit to Mirabell Gardens.  Some old towns in Europe are dark and cramped, but Salzburg is airy and bright.  All the buildings are clean and freshly painted, and several of the squares are wide and open.  It's a nice city to spend some time in.

Overall, we enjoyed our time touring Austria.  The people are very friendly, there's lots of mountain scenery, and everything is very affordable.

Mozart's birthplace.  He lived here til he was 17.

Mirabell Gardens.  Some of the scenes from "The Sound of Music" were filmed here.

Austria Ski Trip - Days 2 & 3

On our second day we drove to the village of Unken, which sits just outside of Salzburg.  We stayed at a hotel called "Kinder Post," which is a "kid friendly" hotel.  All the dinners come complete with a kids buffet, there's a swimming pool, kids playrooms, game rooms, etc.  There are even slides that connect floors instead of stairs.  So the entire hotel is focused on keeping kids happy and entertained.  Ben and Megan of course didn't want to leave.  They loved the place.  The hotel also sits near a ski area called "Huetel," which we spent a few days at skiing.  The kids have gotten to be such good skiers.  Jenny and I continue to be amazed.  They really enjoy it.  It's funny, they're already better skiers than Jenny and I (which is fine with us.)  Anyway, the kids had a great time on the slopes.  On Megan's last day of lessons they even had a "slalom race" for the kids.  You can see the video below.  Megan had the 3rd best time in her group.  She was really excited.