SALZBURG, AUSTRIA
This was my my idea of Austria before I went there. Quite honestly, that image hasn't changed. The Austria of The Sound of Music still looks much like it did then, and with good reason. That's where the movie was filmed. I knew that, but it was still wonderful to find that the pictures in my mind were still there. Plus a whole lot more! Our first full day , we took a tour of the lakes and mountains around Salzburg. This is the area that you see in the first scenes of the movie, before Julie Andrews as Maria begins singing, "The Sound of Music." Our first stop was St. Gilgen, where the mountains and lake are incredibly beautiful shades of green, blue and purple. After living in the Saudi Arabian desert for a few months, these colors made our hearts very happy. Our bus driver pointed out the following building as we made our way through the town of Fuschl am See. At first, I tho...