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We left St. Michael im Lungau at around 9:22am and arrived in St. Veit im Pongau at around 11:17am on September 21, 2009. We went to St. Veit im Pongau first to visit some friends before going to the city of Salzburg.

St. Veit im Pongau is a market town which is part of the district of St. Johann im Pongau. The district of St. Johann im Pongau is part of Salzburgerland or the state of Salzburg. St. Veit im Pongau is more or less 64 kilometers from Salzburg city.

So after talking and chatting, we decided to go to Salzburg city. Travel time from St. Veit im Pongau to Salzurg city was only about 50 minutes. Once we arrived in Salzburg, we just parked the car and then ate another traditional Austrian food for lunch before going around the city.

After our lunch, the first place that we visited was the Mirabell Gardens (Mirabellgarden) and the Mirabell Palace (Schloss Mirabell). We did not go inside the Mirabell Palace though.

It was enough for us to see the Mirabell Gardens where some parts of the movie “The Sound of Music” was filmed. It was partly in Mirabell Gardens where Maria, played by Julie Andrews, and the children sang the “Do-Re-Mi” in the movie.

After enjoying at the Mirabell Gardens and the Mirabell Palace, we went to see the residence of Mozart, the “Mozart Wohnhaus” along the Makartplatz where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived together with his family. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a very famous and influential composer during the Classical era.

From the house of Mozart, we went to the shopping area passing along Schwarzstrasse (street) where Hotel Sacher Salzburg is located. Our friends told us that it was in Hotel Sacher Salzburg where the former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos stayed when she went to Salzburg, Austria.

From Schwarzstrasse, we crossed the Staatsbruecke (bridge) going to Rathausplatz to the shopping area and eventually reached the street where “Mozarts Geburtshaus” is located.

We saw the “Hagenauer House” at Getreidegasse 9 where Mozart and his family lived before transferring to the house in Makartplatz. It is in “Hagenauer House” where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born, on January 27, 1756. The “Hagenauer House” is presently called “Mozarts Geburtshaus” which is also a museum.

From Getreidegasse, we just continued our city sightseeing tour. I did not take a lot of photos anymore. We just wanted to enjoy each other’s company. We just chatted and enjoyed the city admiring the view of the Salzach river especially from the several bridges we crossed while going around.

We probably left the city of Salzburg just before 4:00pm. Our friends, L and J, went back to St. Veit im Pongau and we went back home to Switzerland.

There are a lot of things to do and a lot of places to see in Salzburg but we did not have much time because we did not have any intention to stay overnight in Salzburg. But I promised to myself that one of these days, I will go back to Salzburg.

Related Links:
Market town, in Wikipedia
Sankt Veit im Pongau, in Wikipedia
St. Johann im Pongau (district), in Wikipedia
Salzburg (city), in Wikipedia or Salzburg, in Wikipedia
Salzburg (state), in Wikipedia or Salzburgerland, in Wikipedia
Salzach, in Wikipedia
The Sound of Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart