"I am 16, going on 17"
Well, our tour was pretty good. We got to see the beautiful Austrian countryside in the snow, while listening to the Sound of Music soundtrack and she did give us some interesting details about the city itself, but it was definitely heavily influenced by the Roger and Hammerstein musical. She essentially just pointed out all of the exaggerations and changes they made to the film to make it more Hollywood-suitable. Our tour guide said that last week she had a woman break down in tears when she learned the true von Trapp family. I like the
movie, but I’m not that crazy about it. If it were the Music Man, that would be a different story. Most of the sights we saw would have definitely been better in the summer when it would all look just like the movie. Covered in snow is good too but we didn’t get the chance to frolic through the meadows and sings about the hills being alive. The most interesting tidbit about the movie that we learned was that Maria and the rest of the von Trapps did not escape from the Nazis over the Gaisburg mountain in real life because if they had, they would have
Mirabel Gardens where they sang "Do Re Mi"
landed about 5 miles away from the Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest and the only reason they put that specific mountain in the film was because of the special significance it has to the residents of Salzburg. Austin and I did get our pictures in front of the gazebo and we danced on the fountain while singing “Do Re Mi” so in the end, it was very successful.
After the tour, we just figured out what we are going to do about a hotel in Munich and decided what to do tomorrow (we chose to visit the Nazi bunkers on the way to Munich) then we went to a brewery. It was exactly what you imagine when you think of a German (in this case, Austrian) beer hall. We went to the back, picked out our own Steins, rinsed them with water in order to make the beer stay colder longer, and then got them filled out of a wooden barrel. We also had some good food and enjoyed the atmosphere for a little while. Some old men sang some drinking songs in the corner, and everyone else just enjoyed the company and the drinks!
Sounds like a fun time!..I know how much Austin enjoys a good musical !