Mozart and Meanderings

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As we both love classical music, we were keen to visit the birthplace of Mozart when we were in Salzburg in July. We toured the house where he was born (Mozarts Geburtshaus) and also the house where he spent his formative years (Mozarts Wohnhaus). I love the bell system in houses whereby the servants could be summoned to wherever they were needed so of course I had to take a photo of that. The town has many attractions including a bridge littered with keys and an imposing cathedral. We went into the Salzburg Cathedral, a 17th century baroque Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius. Founded in 774, the church was rebuilt in 1181 after a fire. It was then completely rebuilt in the 17th century and contains the baptismal font where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptised. The shop windows were very attractive with nativity scenes and Christmas decorations gracing several shop windows. The street signs were intriguing too. We took a tour up the Salzach river on a boat, and walked through the market place. We found the Hotel Sacher Salzburg where the sacher torte was supposedly first created. Then it was back to our caravan park, past a pretty water pump, to watch some more hang-gliders landing, this time a couple.