Blue Lagoon Traveler

 Friday September 29 2023. - touring Salzburg.  Before the brief history, I will give you a run down of what we did in Salzburg.  Thursday night, we just toured around the city for an hour, then went out to dinner in old town Salzburg and had Wiener schnitzel.  Friday was a full day.  We started with a guided tour of the city for 2-3 hours.  Then we had a cooking class to make Apple strudel, then ate lunch, was entertained by a young singer and waited for the strudel to cook.  After that, myself and another couple from the tour went on a 3.5 hour, 15km, bike ride to see all of the Sound of music sights that were accessible around town.  After that, dinner and Mozart concert up at the castle/fortress on the hill.  Hopefully, some good pictures wi follow.   The name Salzburg means salt castle, and the town was established because it was on the main salt trading route.  Back then, not only was salt used for preserving, but it was used ...

Leaving Munich and on to Salzburg!  Thursday Sept 28, 2023.   We left Munich on a bus heading to Salzburg thru the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, with a stop on the way of -yes- a beer garden.  In Hofer Austria we stopped at the Turner brewery. Johanna showed us around, she is a beer sommelier.  (A beer sommelier, is a trained professional, working in the industry, who specializes in the service and knowledge of beer, similar to a traditional wine sommelier. The knowledge required for certification includes an understanding of styles, brewing, ingredients, history of beer and brewing, glassware, beer service, draught systems, beer tasting, and food pairings).   This brewery started 400 years ago in 1601. In 1175, Josef Sigl bought it and ever since then, a Josef Sigl has run/managed the business. 80% of their business is barrels sold to restaurants and bars.  We then had lunch with a sausage and pretzel at the brewery.  We had to take the skin of...