the hills are alive

The ride to Salzburg was a treat in itself. We took the scenic route through the Alps and stopped to take some pictures at a lake nestled in the mountains. Driving on the autobahn was also really cool. Being able to drive nearly 160 mph and still see cars on your right fly by you as if your standing still was a cool experience. We arrived at our hotel and sat down to have some lunch outside and took in the scenery. Salzburg is the location where the majority of the movie “The Sound of Music” was filmed and the reasons are obvious. Packed into a small valley surrounded by mountains, Salzburg is treat to the eyes. We only have a night here so we decided to get right to seeing the city and headed to the old quarter. We hiked up a HUGE hill to a fortress that looks over the entire city, the hike was brutal as it felt like the path was so steep that I was going to fall backwards down the hill. After meandering around and having a few beers we headed out for dinner. We ate a café on the street and then headed to the city center to check out the night life in Salzburg. On our way, we met a random guy from Germany and a couple from Austria that we mingled with and decided to go together to have some drinks. What a night. For those of you who don’t know, Jagermeister is made in Austria and it is served in the bars in mini shot bottles. Apparently the “correct” way to take a shot of Jager is to put the cap of the bottle on your nose, put the bottle in your mouth and then cock your head back and take the shot. Well after about 15 shots of jager and buckets of beer we retreated back to the hotel, which by the way I stole a really cool clay beer stein from, and headed to bed, we are headed to Munich tomorrow…