High on a hill...

Salzburg, famous as Mozart's birthplace and setting for The Sound of Music.

The first picture is of the church of Sankt Sebastien on Linzer Gasse, a pleasant shopping street in the city.

Next is a view of Festung Hohensalzburg and views of the surrounding area taken from the castle.

The final shot  is of  Unterach am Attersee and the mountains along the eastern shore of the lake.

Walking around the city it was funny to see signs and t-shirts with the slogan "No Kangaroos", apparently because of the number of visitors who confuse Austria with Australia and think they will see kangaroos. Almost to silly to believe but it's true...

More from Salzburg

So I've started with the second shop window bunny from Salzburg, this one is made of bread and was part of a display which included several other rabbits of varying sizes suspended from the ceiling. Quirky to say the least.

The second image was taken on the footbridge across the river Salzach which divides the old and older sides of the city. It has become a focus for lovers to put padlocks with their names on (like the one in Heidelberg but on a grander scale) they then fix the lock to the bridge and throw the keys into the river.  Can you spot the problem with the lock in the centre of this picture? I'm sensing a lack of commitment...

Picture 3 has to be the classiest sign for a McDonald's I have ever seen, if only the food could live up to the image.  

Picture four, what can I say? A pooch with a Mohawk! It beats a dog in a pram...

The last picture is of a shop front for a shoe maker, clearly he can make shoes for even the biggest feet.  The  shoes are seriously expensive but very stylish sadly I didn't have room in my case for them.

Day 5: Salzburg

So after a long drive, stoppping off to watch the tail end of the eclipse and a brief visit to the village of F'ing we arrived in Salzburg, the mountains look amazing and we are looking forward to exploring the city tomorrow.

For today's blog I have managed to find another shop window bunny.  In fact I found two but I've saved the second one for tomorrow. 

I thought the name above the clock was worth preserving, it is above a jewellers shop here in Salzburg.

The final picture is the sign for the street our hotel is on.

By the way the third picture in yesterday's blog was a triple barrelled mouse trap. It looks like a very effective bit of engineering, no humane traps for me I want to get one of these.