Something very strange happened yesterday. Sophie, Mommy, Bruce and I went by train to Salzburg. We spent a couple of hours looking around the city, visiting the cathedral, and eating lunch, and then we went on a Sound of Music Movie Tour. There was family of four from Chicago on the trip as well, and the young girl seemed familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on how I knew her. Later, when we were giving each other strange looks, she asked we if I went to some camp. Then it dawned on me, Clearwater! We both go to Clearwater Camp for Girls in Minocqua, Wisconsin. Soon our mothers were chatting away about how they found out about the camp, and we took a picture together to prove that Clearwater sisters will always find each other, even in Salzburg, Austria.
Anyways, the tour was amazing. Not only did we see the sights of the Sound of Music, but we also learned other historical facts about Salzburg. We saw where Mozart was born, and where recent movies were filmed. For the Sound of Music, we went to the gardens of the "Do, Re Mi"sequence, saw the Salzburg Music Festival building where the Von Trapps won it, gazed across a frozen lake to the place where the outside of the house scenes were, learned that Maria's wedding was the only wedding at the abby she tried to join, and saw where she was married in the movie. We visited the hills she and the children sang on, the gazebo they danced in, and drove past the house they showed in the movie. As a little side treat, we also stopped for streusel. We arrived back very late last night, and fell right into bed. The trip was fantastic.
Today, Sohpie and her mom showed us her school. Mine too now, I suppose. Then we went for another sightseeing tour of the city, and visited the Naschmarkt, which almost literally means "munchies market."There we also bought our dinner for tonight; fresh Vienna produce. Tomorrow is another day of museums and fun, and my last full day with my parents. Gute Nacht!
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