36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 232: Salzburg pics

Day 232 — Salzburg pics
21-March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Salzburg and Festung Hohenslzburg
Amazingly, my 35mm film processing from Salzburg was found. The last time I was in Salzburg was in August. To celebrate, I repost some of my pictures.
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Day 020: Salzburg finale; Festung Hohensalzburg and the Schubert B-minor Mass

Day 20 — Day 020: Salzburg finale; Festung Hohensalzburg and the Schubert B-minor Mass
22-August-1971 (Sun.)

Magnificent Salzburg 01
I close out my last day in Salzburg with a full day of sightseeing (Mozart museum, Domplatz, and the medieval fortress, Festung Hohensalzburg.

The highlight of the day was my attending a real Mass in a cathedral. 1st row. Oh, it happened to be a full performance of Schubert’s B-minor Mass. Heavenly.
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Day 019: Oom-pah-pah bands, yodelers, and folk dancers

Day 19 — Oom-pah-pah bands, yodelers, and folk dancers
21-August-1971 (Sat.)

Salzburg shopping 01
My 2nd day in Salzburg, Austria is a day of sightseeing—Hellbrunn Palace, Mirabell Gardens, a concert, and a beer garden—with oom-pah-pah bands, yodelers, and those “guys who hop and slap themselves.” No, not Chevy Chase, "those guys."

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Day 018: Salzburg, Austria; first train trip

Day 18 — Salzburg, Austria; first train trip
20-August-1971 (Fri.)

Magnificent Salzburg 01
Mozart’s birth city — Salzburg, Austria. I take my first train ride, totally standing up, to this wonderful city. Salzburg welcomes me with a hail storm and no student service to help me. What to do? Find a room, walk around, listen to music, and enjoy. Which I do.

Photography is my hobby and Salzburg is a great place to take photographs. (Photos coming soon.) If you aren’t already taking digital pictures, you should be. Come on. Pictures are memories!

[Kodak, soon to advertise.]
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