We wondered around trying to find this Christmas Museum. It took us a while! This was one woman’s collection of Christmas memorabilia. Worth a visit (only need 30-minutes to see it all) Salzburg’s Glockenspiel is next to Salzburg Cathedral and opposite the Christmas Museum. It plays wellknown melodies to entertain the tourists and residents. The Glockenspiel is…
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We then went into the Residential State Rooms. Unfortunately you can’t take photos in there but it was very beautiful. (photos below were taken outside). From the Residential State Rooms there is a wonderful view of the old part of Salzburg where they were having the Christmas Markets. We felt very conscious walking…
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The Cathedral was very different to the Abbey and it had a beautiful dome with paintings around the base. We then bought some massive pretzels filled with an assortment of different fillings, including Mozart chocolate & apple strudel. Silvia & Peter had an orange alcoholic punch with Amarillo in it. I thought it was totally…
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We then walked into the Abbey. The inside of the Abbey is beautiful, all white! It is a Benedictine monastery and former cathedral and is considered one of the oldest monasteries in the German-speaking area, and in fact the oldest with a continuous history since its foundation in 696.
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After coming down from the Fortress we walked into St Peter’s Cemetery which is the oldest cemetery in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Its origins date back to about 700, when the adjacent St. Peter’s Abbey (Stift St. Peter) was established by Saint Rupert of Salzburg. The abbey’s cemetery, probably at the site of an…
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We left Munich to travel to Salzburg on the train. We arrived in Salzburg around 9:30am and walked to our hotel. Unfortunately John was unwell and he had to stay at the hotel & rest. Peter, Silvia & I travelled via tram to our first attraction, Hohensalzburg Fortress. It was very cold, I think about…
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We only had one day in Munich and after our day tour we went and had dinner in a Augustiner-Keller which was recommended by our tour guide, Gunner (the cellars were first established as a beer repository back in 1812, so it was a real treat to visit), where we consumed some traditional German food…
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Our last stop was Ettal Abbey. This Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. With a community (as of 2005) of more than 50 monks, with another five at Wechselburg, the Abbey is one of the largest Benedictine houses and is a major attraction…
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By the time we arrived at the Linderhof Castle it was about 4:30pm and already getting dark (yes its dark by 4:30 here!) Unfortunately they were closed for tours inside in the castle due to lack of people, so we only got to see outside.
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We drove to a town called Oberammergauer. This town is very famous for their Passion Plays that occur every 10 years. The people who act in the plays are apparently very dedicated. Once they are chosen to play a part they are not allowed to cut their hair for 5 years. The buildings around the…
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