Salzburg

Woke up this morning to sunshine - and a plan, so we could see the fortress and the cathedral palace. Started with breakfast, then we headed towards the Hohensalzburg Castle. No bus, as it was longer to wait for the bus for one stop than to just walk the 0.5 km. We caught the funicular from the bottom, and did the tour of the walls first. We were early enough, there were only 5 people on the car. The tour was an audioguide, but with an escort for most of it.

After, we went to the state rooms - so long you were there before 11, they were included. Quite impressive, especially considering their age. The State rooms area lead directly into the museum for the area.

After finishing at the Castle, we caught the funicular back down and headed to the DomQuarter- the residence of the prince bishops. The tour was again impressive - and the Residence connected to about 3 sets of museums, and the second floor of the Cathedral. It took about 2.5 hours to go through and listen to everything.

After, we went Mozarts birth house- had the things that were replicas in the residence. Once finished there, we had a break. Ainsley had seen a cafe on the corner at the Salzburg Museum the day before, so we headed there. 

At this point, it was about 4:35, and we knew that there were no museums we would see, but the pass included a boat tour - so we went to see about tickets. We could either pay 3€ and sit outside on the deck, or wait until 6PM. We paid :) and enjoyed the 45 min break - and the breeze.

Once off the boat, we picked up some drinks, chips, cheese and chocolate at the grocer at the square and caught the bus back to the hotel, where we had the fun of watching BBC's The Three Musketeers, and there were some BBC soaps after which Ainsley wasn't impressed with.