Saturday September 2, 2006
We ate breakfast and headed to “Salzburg” We checked into the crown plaza and walked around a little. Salzburg is forever smiling to the tunes of Mozart and “The Sound of Music.”
It has one of Europe’s largest intact medieval fortresses. Even with Mozart and the “VonTrapps”, Salzburg is steeped in history. In about 700 A.D., Bavaria gave Salzburg to Bishop Rupert for his promise to Christianize the area. Salzburg remained an independent state until Napoleon came around 1800. Thanks in part to its formidable fortress, Salzburg managed to avoid the ravages of war for 1,200 years…until World War II. Much of the city was destroyed by WWII bombs (Mostly around the train station) but the historic old town survived.