The Vienna Trip Part 5-Salzburg Part 3 (The City)

 So, now I finally get to show off the actual City of Salzburg. It was insanely touristy, which really ruined a lot of it for me. The feeling the town gave off felt false, like an air put on for outsiders. Besides that, it was very pretty. This first picture was taken on my way back to the bus after the Hellbrunn fountains.

The city was divided into two halves, the first half being the "Old City" and the second half being more modern. This shows me crossing the bridge to get to the Old City, where you can see a castle on the hill and the cramped buildings. A lot of older cities did this because there was limited building space due to protecting city walls. Also notice the car advertisement on the side of the building. That is the new Volkswagen Beetle. It looks like a regular car. I do not like this.
 

 Inside the Old City is Mozart's "Geburtshaus," or birth house. This is one of Salzburg's claim to fames, and all the tourist stores nearby were full of Mozart stuff. While looking for a present for my mom, I discovered some chocolates that were sold in only Austria called "Mozartkugeln." After returning home and skyping with my parents, I showed Mom what I bought her. Apparently the business she works with has some ties in Austria, and every year they are given a box of these chocolates that she absolutely hates. Of all the things I bought her, I bought the one thing she hates the most. She will still be receiving this present because of the irony.

 Many old cities also have more than one castle. Obviously this is pretty impressive, but I'm under the impression that this may now be part of a university. Brett and I were by ourselves and there wasn't any tour guides to explain what this was.

Overall, Salzburg was pretty, but also very touristy and expensive. I walked around with Brett and our other roommate, an Icelandic guy whose name we couldn't pronounce and explored the small streets and alleys. We even found a restaurant named after me! :D