Mozart's birthplace. What was interesting to learn here and at the home the family later moved into was that Mozart's sister was quite accomplished in her own right but was quickly eclipsed by her brother and burdened by domestic responsibilities. I wondered what she might have accomplished as an only child in a different time.
Walter in front of Saltzburg Cathedral, where Mozart was baptized and served as organist from 1779-1781.
On the way up to Salzburg Castle overlooking the city. Salzburg's name and wealth had its origins in the salt mines just outside of the city. In the background the gothic Franciscan Church.
This is the cabin behind the Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg where Cousin Kinga's friend Katarzyna works. Here Mozart wrote the Magic Flute.
Walter playing some Grieg on the Steinway concert grand in the Mozarteum.
Walter excited about his gelato in Café Konditorei Fürst - Alter Markt, home of the Original Mozartkugel. Needless to say after a couple days of Mozartkugels, apple strudel at the Café Tomaselli, carmel cake, and Tomaselli's hot chocolate with whipped cream, the recipe for which Rick Steves calls a "closely-guarded state secret," I'm not any thinner.
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