3 nights in Late August/Early sept..not the tour types but wont have a car so..what must we see around Salzburg..we are open to any suggestions (savoury please we%26#39;ll have 2 kids with us!)
We are considering the Sacher. Can anyone suggest an alternative. Service levels and location are key factors..
Thanks in advance..
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If you have kids with you, you MUST go to the Wasserspiele at Hellbrunn Castle. It%26#39;s so much fun and I%26#39;ve never seen anything like it anywhere. For more info, check out their English website at www.hellbrunn.at/hellbrunn/english/start/
index.asp
You and kids might also enjoy the dwarf sculptures at the Zwergfigurens park next to Schloss Mirabell.
Finally, if you have the chance to get to Berchtesgaden in Germany, do not miss the tour of the salt mines. You don traditional salt miner clothing, ride a salt miner train into the mine and get to slide down long wooden slides just like a saltminer would do. When I was there many years ago, the tours were not in English, but there were machines interspersed through the mine which gave information in English.
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Thanks Longhorn,
Saltmines sound interesting especially if the guides only speaks German..make my son do his school work.
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We didn%26#39;t stay but took dinner at the Best Western Elefant (which is closer into the old town than the Sacher) and got good service. 2 years ago I stayed at the Sheraton which was excellent but a bit further from the old town 15 mins walk/5 mins bus. We had coffee on the terrace at the Sacher, this was very good but coffee and cake cost as must as lunch had.
Sights - Hallstatt is a very old village and also has a salt mine. Rather busy with tourists from 10 to 4. Best approach is by boat from the rail station across the lake.
In Salzburg Mozart%26#39;s Wohnhaus is very well stocked and presented with an excellent audio guide. His birthplace was under reconstruction so there was a lot less to see.
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Hi GW
Don%26#39;t know how old your kids are or if it is their scene, but my kids (then 14 %26amp; 10) were facinated by the Sound Of Music sights in Salzberg (I know but thet loved the movie when they were little) You can go to the Abbey, the fountain where Julie Andrews %26amp; the Von Trapp kids were wearing cut up curtains, the site of their final concert and heaps of other sites. Only takes an hour or so to see by yourself, READ FREE, and at the very least the walk up the hill to the Abbey is worth it for the views. I know its not classic Europe but its worth an hour.
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we did the saltmines a few years ago and the guide spoke perfect english so was not a problem.... it really is an absolute must!!!!
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Thanks guys..
The kids will be 15 and 11, Aussie John and I know the 11 yo will love it the 15yo is getting to the %26quot;grunt%26quot; stage... The kids have probabaly done %26quot;the classic Europe%26quot; so we%26#39;re looking at place specifc things. Everyting I%26#39;ve read about Sound of music trips implied you had to get on a tour bus...yippee we can DIY..
georgia thanks for the stuff baout the saltmines..The 15 yo and I speak rudimentary german and i could proabbaly translate if need be (I hate when someone translates to another language on an English speaking tour) but the other two have no idea.
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Hi Guruswife
We did the saltmines tour about 10 years ago on the recommendation of my brother who had done it 10 years before that. It is so much fun. We started in the English speaking tour which sadly consisted of a group of obnoxious (won%26#39;t mention their nationality)tourists. Eventually we left that group and joined the German speaking tour. Even though we spoke no German it was much better and many of the other tourists and the guide spoke English. Everyone felt sorry for us as the others in our original group had disgusted everyone within hearing distance - even those who didn%26#39;t speak English! So whichever language tour you take will be great. The scenery around the area is brilliant as well.
You can certainly do most of the Sound of Music tour yourself. It%26#39;s a great way to see the sights of Saltzburg and all the guide books tell you about many of the sights. In fact if you are in Saltzburg it is very difficult to avoid seeing them unless you stay in your room! The only parts you miss out on are the %26quot;hills%26quot;, the wedding chuch, and the back view of the house and lake but we hired a car for the day and saw those areas on the way to the saltmines.
I%26#39;m sure you will have a wonderful time.
HarleyB
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Hi GW
I know what you mean about your oldest. Our Mister 14 didn%26#39;t want to know but once we started seeing sights from the movie he was into it big time. Hope it goes well.
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actually a %26#39;sound of music%26#39; tour is really a part of salzkamergut tour - tour of the lake and surrounding area (and they stop at the church - %26#39;dom%26#39; - where wedding happened) and a boat ride across the lake. the old villages on the lake are spectacular. you can do it yourself , of course , if you have a car. there%26#39;s a beautiful old castle 40 min out of town - you can climb into clock tower. they have falcons and other birds of prey there...don%26#39;t remember the name...it has fabulous views of countryside around. it%26#39;s well known. and you can walk to it uphill on foot...quite a hike too. in summertime it is deffinitelly worth visiting.
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