Sound of Music/Sound of Mozart Weekend in Austria

For the August bank holiday weekend (a week before labor day in the states) I went with 4 girlfriends to Austria to explore Salzburg and the history of the Von Trapp family and Vienna and the history of Strauss and Mozart. We had a blast riding bicycles through the old town of Salzburg, visiting many of the famous sites from the film, all the while singing and imitating the family as much as we could. We drank good Austrian beer, ate pretzels, sausages and strudel and loved every minute of it. You will see from the photos, this was much more of a "silly" girls trip. Sunday and Monday morning we spent in Vienna - an impressive city with a proper and governmental feel - reminded me a lot of DC - just the buildings are a bit older. The city was VERY clean and the parks were quite lovely. We enjoyed the Strauss and Mozart performance on Sunday evening and had drinks at a cool bar overlooking the main square and the amazing mosaic tiled roof of the cathedral in the heart of the city.