The Hills Are Alive ~ In Austria!

Day 1 ~ Our Bed & Breakfast where we stayed ~ Home Sweet Home~

~This is the view from our room of the Austrian Alps~

~It didn't take long until we were off to explore Salzburg~

~We were very excited to see that the flowers were starting to bloom~

~The Church & Palace in the Old Town Center were beautiful~

~The boys took a break from throwing coins in the fountain for a family picture~

~Salzburg Castle that towered over the city~

~This is what makes me fall in love with Europe - it is just amazing~

~Mozart's Birth House~

~Day 2~

~If you cannot tell.... I was very excited about The Sound Of Music Tour~

~The boys were all very good sports about my tour & enjoyed riding in the back of the bus~

~Mirabell Gardens ~ We are standing on the steps that the kids jumped on for each note of "Do-Re-Mi" ~ Maria & the children were seen dancing around the statue of pegasus which is right behind us~

~Von Trapp Family Home where many of the scenes were filmed. This is also where the children were boating in the lake and fell into the water~

~The red roof is the Nonnberg Abbey where Maria was a nun at the convent~

~The famous glass pavillion in the gardens where "I am Sixteen going on Seventeen" takes place ~ Also, where Maria & Captain Von Trapp have their love song and dance together~

~St. Gilgen & Lake Wolfgang which is where much of the scenery at the beginning of the movie was filmed~

~Mondsee Cathedral~ This is where the wedding scene was filmed of Maria & Captain Von Trapp~

~These are a few of my favorite things..... crisp apple streudel & my smoles~

~Day 3~

~The Salzburg Salt Mines~ These mines are over 450 years old~ We put on our miners' clothes and went straight to work~

~We hopped on the train and started making our way to the underground world~

~These are the same wooden slides used by hundreds of miners many years before~

~Day 4~

~Happy Easter~ We were so spoiled when we got home from our Salzburg adventure. We received flowers & chocolate treats & toys & even clothes from our family & neighbors. Cole is seen holding a chicken cake. It came with a basket of farm fresh eggs - it was so cute I couldn't eat it. We have so much to be thankful for~