Day FIVE: travel day to Salzburg, Austria

Day FIVE-Wednesday: Travel day to Salzburg, Austria

We boarded the train in Munich for a 90 minute train ride to our next city, Salzburg Austria.
Hoping for better weather, it was still overcast and drizzled from time to time but by 3pm when we arrived, we folded up our umbrellas.

Our fabulous travel agent, dollie lady Laura Schy, booked us in the most charming hotel right in the center of all the activity (ie shopping!) Hotel Goldener Hirsch, a Starwood hotel.  My comment to Bill upon entering our room is, "I wonder how many people walk away with the towels, trays, and other reindeer do-dads"?  I for one am certainly not that kind of person, but I'll admit for those who are tempted to do so, this hotel is honey to a bee...

We spent the day strolling around, taking a nap, perusing the over 800 shops, and having dinner at Haidenthaller, a place recommended to us by our waitress at lunch as "a place where the locals go".  We had a delicious light dinner of salad and fish...a break from the heavier German food (which we have thoroughly enjoyed!!)

Here are some photos "out & about" Salzburg.

Kids the world over love pizza

Doing a first run on the shops...

If only Cary, Willie, Griffy, and Lulu were toddlers again!

Even McDonalds has a beautiful sign!

After dinner we went up to the rooftop of The Stein Hotel to have a sunset view of Salzburg. 

As we headed home we passed by a building which displayed this plaque...Bill was able to translate it

and it was the home of Joseph Mohr, the author of "Silent Night". 

A wonderful first day in Salzburg.