On our last day of the Dos Tortas unscripted, magical, mystery European tour, we joined forty or so Sound of Music enthusiasts to sing our way around Salzburg, Austria.
People from all over the world come to this corner of Austria just to walk in the footsteps of Maria and the Captain and their cadre of musically talented children.
The dramatic production was based on the lives of the Von Trapp family who escaped Nazi occupied Austria in 1938. Hollywood recreated the story using castles, lakes, gardens and the Alps as the backdrop for the academy award winning movie. Producers took liberties with the storyline. The Von Trapps did not climb over the Alps to Switzerland (See map). It would have been a long walk. They boarded a train for Italy and later migrated to the US.
My favorite stop on the tour was the Basilica St Michael. I always thought the wedding scene in the movie was magical. Visiting the cathedral didn’t disappoint.
https://youtu.be/THKgiaGLAOs?si=lmoV0Smgn-ACF4K7
The following day we caught the train to Frankfurt and left the next day for Mexico. It was a long flight but uneventful. We are struggling with jet lag but that’s a good problem to have right?
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You’re right. They didn’t climb every mountain or ford every stream but, hey, it’s a great film anyway, one that’s become a firm Christmas fixture! Sounds like you had a splendid trip. 😀
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Must get it out to rewatch.
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I had no idea there was a Sound of Music tour! That is something that I would truly love to do.
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