Salzburg Sepember 10th 2015

I don't know what happened, but the report from September 10 in Salzburg did not get published.

Anyway after meeting M and W we decided to spend another night,so we could do some sightseeing. 

After breakfast we got on the bikes and cruised into Old Town.. The city is very bike friendly with bike lanes on the busy streets.. We rode through Getreidegasse, famous for Mozarts birth house, through Goldgasse on to Residenze Platz with its beautiful fountain, to Dom Platz,,visited the Dom and on to Old Market. We took a ride to check out Pferdeschwemme from 1600, a fountain where the horses were bathed across from the Marstall (Stables) From there we rode to Mirabell Castle with it's beautiful gardens. WE decided to ride  to Hellbrunn Castle famous for its many trick water fountains. On the way back we stopped at an out door cafe at Mozart Platz.
Here are  some photos

cruising around Salzburg

Pferdeschwemme (Horse Pond) built in 1698 to wash the   horses

Pferdeschwemme

Sigmunds Tor oldest Road Tunnel in Austria

Lift to Moenchsberg

Foot bridge over Salzach

Mirabell Gardens

Mirabell Gardens

Mirabell Palace

At Mirabell

Hellbrunn Palace

Hellbrunn Palace

Trick Fountain at Hellbrunn

Hellbrunn Park

Hellbrunn Park

At Hellbrunn Park

Monats Schloesschen at Hellbrun

Bike and Foot trail to Hellbrunn

Festung Hohensalzburg

ome photos 

Obertraun September 13. 2015

We left St. Gilgen in warm sunshine this morning on the bike trail along the lake. After 12 km we crossed the Bundesstrasse and now the bike trail followed the river Traun. At noon we stopped at Gasthaus near the trail for some beer and lunch.. Soon we reached Bad Ischl famous for being a favourite spot of emperor Franz Josef and empress Elisabeth (Sissi) I wanted to see the Kaiser Villa and Siss's Marmor Castle, but had not planned to spend that much time there.
We left Ischl and managed to get glimpses of the beautiful Sisi Park. The trail joined the Traun river again and on through Bad Goisern. Once there were many workshops making hand made  shoes, now there is only one shop still making them. Soon after we reached Hallstatt See and unexpected steep stretches to climb. Mac was looking for an easier trail below the railroad tracks, but it did not exist any more. The trail soon turned into more of a mountain bike trail and we were the only ones with skinny tires. Found out later today that Margy and Wayne had taken this same trail. After all the uphills there was a very steep downhill and than we reached a bike trail build right above the shore of the lake.WE had beautiful views of the Lake and Hallstatt on the other side.
We rolled into Obertraun and found our Hotel right away,a bit of a strange place with a very weird shower. Soon Margy and Wayne showed up. They arrived here  yesterday and were staying at a very interesting place in a tree house.That's all they could find.On weekends it is often hard to find lodging. Their place was called Camp am See and they also had Gypsy Wagons for rent.
After we had a tour of Camp am See we all went out to eat at the Hoellwirt.
Tomorrow we will do some sightseeing at Hallstatt, and will meet M and W sometime on the trail.

Obertraun m Dachstein

In Bad Ischl

Along the Trau

Dachstein

along the trail

First glimpse of Hallstetter See

See and Dachstein

Hallstaetter See 

Along the trail

See

bike trail above and along the lake

Hallstatt across the Lake

Across the Lake

Margy and Waynes Tree house at camp am see

The tree house

Gypsy wagon for rent at camp amsee

The shower in our room

St. Gilgen 12. September 2015

We decided to stay another night in our pension here in St. Gilgen. On weekends it is sometimes hard to find lodging .
We wanted to visit  St. Wolfgang across the lake. I remember an Operetta by Benatzky called
"Im weissen Roessl am Wolfgangsee" so wanted to see the Inn Weisses Roessl. We sat in the Garden Cafe by the lake and had Salzburger Nockerl, a very light desert but very filling. The waiter said one would be enough for two people but it was enough for four.  Don't think we need dinner tonight.
We walked around town a bit, lots of tourist of course, met a nice older couple the wife English Husband Austrian and visited with them for a while.They have a house in Montafon which is at Vorarlberg and the Ski area Silvretta Montafon is famous.
We went to see the Pilgrimage Church St.Wolfgang from 1430 with its world famous Altar 10 meters high and 7.00 meters wide. All in gold by Michael Pacher 1471. The church is decorated with frescos through out.
Rode the Ferry back to the other side and biked back to St. Gilgen.
Margy and Wayne took off this morning and we will see them again tomorrow sometime in Obertraun where we booked a room.

The color of the lake

Different cows along the trail

on the Ferry

St.Wolfgang

At the Lake

St.Wolfgang with Pilgrimage Church

History of St.Wolfgan

looking out 

Weisses Roessl

Salzburger Nockerl

Famous Altar at St.Wolfgang

History about Mozart Mother and Sister in St. Gilgen

St. Gilgen 11. September 2015.

This morning Mac had an appointment with the Dentist. After the surgery the swelling and throbbing had stopped. The Dentist removed the packing and said we were good to go. The good news is that the tooth can provably be  saved,
We picked up our bags from the room.at Motel one (very nice inexpensive hotel 84.00 ) in Salzburg and were on the trail a little after 9.00 a.m.We arrived at our goal St. Gilgen . on Wolfgangsee early afternoon and found a room at Pension Falkensteiner.
The ride from Salzburg was on bike trails sometimes through beautiful green meadows and sometimes on a separate trail  along the highway (not my favorite) ,but soon we were on trails through meadows with  views of the mountains. There was only one real hill about 3K long and  unfortunately no bike trail along a busy road,When we reached the pass we had a view of Wolfgangsee  one of the lakes we will get to see on this trail. We had already passed Mondsee below. It was a nice downhill into St.. Gilgen.
This little village is famous for Mozart. It is here were Mozart's mother was born and his parents were married. Mozart's grand parents are buried here.
I walked down to the lake and sat in the sun and took in the view, went to the little museum in a 15 century farmhouse. St. Gilgen was famous for bobbin lace and the exhibit told of the hard work women and children had to endure to make lace. It told about the children who had to make lace out of silk. This had to be done in the damp cellars so the silk would not get  dry and brake. By age 20 the children were blind. There also was an exhibit about glass blowing.
I went to the Mozart Haus for a little concert, stopped at the Youth Hostel to see if Margy and  Wayne were still staying there and actually found them there. They had already made arrangement to have dinner at the Hostel. Mac and I went to Gasthaus "Wirt im Gries' It was good.I had  spinach dumplings in brown butter and parmesan.
After Dinner we met Margy and Wayne in a little cafe for deserts. Mac and I had Kaiserschmarrn with Zwetschgen
This is all for today.

bike trail signs we follow

dogs have to on a leash

through the tunnel

Drachenwand 

Drachenwand

Mondsee

City Hall St. Gilgen

Pharmacy sign

Mozart Haus St.Gilgen

Schafberg

Wolfgangsee

Harschinger Wall

Wolfgangsee

Wolfgangsee

Our Pension in St. Gilgen

Salzburg September 8th 2015
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After taking a two week break at the  house in Bad Kissingen we took the train to Salzburg today.
We met Margy and Wayne at the Jufa Hotel and  biked into old town for dinner. To my delight Sturm as it is called in Austria was already available . We drank a lot of it on the Mosel last year,
Tomorrow we are planing some rides around Salzburg and than get on the Salzkammergut bike trail.

Festung Hohensalzburg

Residenz Brunnen

Margy and Wayne in Salzburg