Sunday morning we wanted to go to mass so that we could hear real Salzburg organ music, the way it was intended. We left the house at around 9:30 and made for the cathedral. We had set our expectations a little too high. While the church houses 5 organs, only one was manned and the music sounded very much like music from many a church in North America. There was a choir that sang along in harmonized German, which gave it a Mozart-esque feel, but again did not wow. Maybe we’ve been spoiled by the symphony, opera, and ballet that we have already attended on this trip.
After mass we watched another game of chess while eating a pretzel. It was the same two guys as yesterday, though the outcome was different. Then we headed up to the Hohensalzburg Castle. Our guidebook stated that it was 7 Euro to go into the museums but free to walk the courtyards and ramparts. After making the steep climb we found the gates barred unless you paid a 7 Euro general entrance fee (wrong again Rick). Neither of us were in a museum mood, so rather than spend 14 Euro to stroll through grounds which we expected to be free, we decided to put that money towards coffee and tea in town. However, we did get some nice pictures during the climb up.
*Salzburg Cathedral, where we attended Sunday mass
*Road up to Hohensalzburg
*View of fortress
On our way back down the hill we detoured to get a glimpse of the valley on the other side:
*We had to walk through this covered arch to get to the other side of the valley
*Valley with mountains in the distance
As promised, we found a nice riverside outdoor café and kicked back for a while enjoying the nice weather. It was close to 20C, clear and sunny. Afterwards we went to get lunch from a recommended Vegetarian Indian restaurant, but the owner was on vacation in India (go figure). We found a pizza parlour instead. While okay, it didn’t match the delicious pizza we ate in both Berlin and Krakow.
After lunch we went back to the apartment and got ready for our run. It was the first run since last Sunday when Jackie hurt her hip. We did a quick 4 miler to see how/if she has recovered at all. She got through the run, but sure enough during our cool down her hip started to hurt again. She did a little more research into it and it sounds like a lot of runners experience this when they start doing distance training. The problem is likely a strained hip flexor and by doing stretches and exercises to strengthen the hip she should be able to continue with the training for our half marathon. Here’s hoping.
We spent the evening in, talking on Skype and catching up on the new season of ‘Fringe’. Tomorrow we are headed to Munich, the beer capital of Germany. I am looking forward to seeing the beer halls and maybe packing in a couple brewery tours. As always, we will keep you posted.
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