Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Switzerland - Chamonix (Mont Blanc)
Kid was trying to muscle in on my photo!
This was taken on board the alpine railway up to the Ice Cave and Glacier. Unfortunately due to adverse weather, we couldnt go inside the Ice Cave. It was a great trip up the very steep hill though and we got great views from the top (although it was very cold).
France - Annechy II
This was the biggest flea market I have ever seen
The baked goods in Switzerland and France were fantastic.
France - Annechy
We took a day trip to Annechy in France and loved it. It is a very nice town that has a canal running through it and a beautiful lake.
It took about 2 hours to get there from Geneva and was well worth the trip.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Salzburg Austria
On Easter Sunday we took the train from Munich to Salzburg. Its a two hour train trip again, through more countryside, little villages and past some amazing alps.
Salzbpurg is the 4th largest city in Austria and is famous for being the city in which Mozart was born, and the Sound of Music was filmed in. The old town area is a world heritage site.
The photo below shows the old town. On the top of the hill is the fortress called Hohensalzburg Castle. Construction of it began in 1077. It has only ever come under seige once, and was never taken. 
Above is Schloss Mirabell. It was built ion 1606 and has some amazing gardens. A number of scenes from the Sound of Music were filmed here.
The buildings below were built at the bottom of a sheer cliff. The buildings say they wre built in the 1400's (although we're not quite convinced!)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Munich - Hohenschwangau
The other castle that we visted was Hohenschwangau. This was the summer residence for the Kings in the 19th century.
Hohenschwangau castle is famous for a couple of things - you can view 100 year old bread (yummy!) and it contains a piano that Richard Wagner composed a number of operas on, based on the stories in the paintings in the castle.
Both the castles that we visited are nestled at the foot of the alps, next to a lake. It was a beautiful area as you can see from these photos!
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