Salzburg: some favourite things

Today was our last full day in Salzburg, the city where the Sound of Music was filmed. As yet we’ve not bumped into any of the cast but…

Flute playing buskers, pleasing to the ear,
One litre flagons of Austrian beer,
Fresh drinking water from high Alpine springs,
These are a few of our favourite things.

Visiting places discovered on Google,
Anywhere serving their own Apfelstrudel,
Mountain top castles for bishops not kings,
These are a few of our favourite things.

Finding out what from the menu we’ve chosen,
Locals out walking in their lederhosen,
Hearing the bell that on each hour rings,
These are a few of our favourite things.

Oversized pretzels and cool river cruises,
No time to spare for those afternoon snoozes,
Scenes from the movie in which Julie sings,
These are a few of our favourite things.

Grand architecture with fine art augmented,
Viewing the houses that Mozart frequented,
Music performed on piano and strings,
These are a few of our favourite things.

When it’s time to, say goodbye to,
Salzburg city streets,
We’ll simply remember our favourite things
And smile as our trip completes.

So its ‘so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye’ to you and it’s ‘Adieu to yieu,’ Salzburg too!

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Related autobiographical blogs, some more tongue in cheek than others:

To read ‘Mozart, McDonalds and Music’, click here

To read ‘Holiday Dining’, click here

To read ‘Sharing the important things – on introducing your grandchild to cricket’, click here

To read ‘The green green leaves of home’, click here

To read ‘Two of a Kind’, click here

To read ‘Two photos both alike in dignity’, click here

To read ‘We went to the animal fair, the diary of novice grandparents’, click here

To read ‘A cricket tea kind of day’, click here

To read ‘Poor Imitations’, click here

To read ‘Three times a patient’, click here

To read ‘The Life I Lead’, click here

And finally, two more songs inspired by the ‘Sound of Music’ – this time on a medical theme:

To read ‘My least favourite things’, click here

To read ‘My most favourite things’, click here