A
college friend of mine studied abroad one year in Salzburg, Austria;
this meant an easy opportunity for a European adventure. I boarded a
plane during my spring break and headed over for one of the most
memorable trips of my life.
With
a number of flight delays -that of course started at the Atlanta
airport- I arrived late to Germany, had to take a later train, and
arrived late to the Salzburg train station where my friend was nervously
waiting. The plan was to visit Budapest with a couple of other girls
the night of my arrival. So, you guessed it, we had to take a later
train to Hungry and meet up with the girls later that night. You can
imagine the anxiety we both felt. But all is well that ends well! We had a
great dinner and overall visit to Budapest and made it back to Salzburg
where I explored with and without my friend (unfortunately it wasn't her spring break) for four days before heading
home for Easter.
The
Easter tradition of Salzburg are just as much if not more of a
celebration as in the states. Where Americans have plastic eggs in
stores Austrians have the prettiest wooden and chocolate eggs sold by street vendors.
Everywhere. There are decorations galore. They love their sweets too.
Mozart balls are a big deal. Mozart balls are nugget filled milk
chocolate balls. Thankfully I did not fall in love with them because
they were on every corner. EVERY CORNER.
Here
is a little taste of the Austrian Easter excitement. If you ever have a
chance to visit in the spring I highly recommend it. Salzburg is very
walkable/bikeable. The city flanks the Salzach
River and is surrounded by music-filled hills. Just for fun, the
picture of the gazebo...from The Sound of Music. No lie. You can learn a
lot about Mozart there too. Oh my gosh...and they love tulips as much
as I do. Go visit Salzburg.
-Alison
-Alison
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