Salzburg and the Sound of Music tour

The last time I was in Austria, I took a day trip to Hungary, which showed me the eastern part of Austria.  This time, we went west, toward the mountains.  No wind farms here, just the regular kind of farms.

This is Mondsee, or (in English) Moon Lake.  This is where many of the scenes were shot that took place in water (boating and whatnot with the kids).  

It's also a big vacation spot in Austria, along with many other Alpine lakes.

Since the weather was pretty terrible (wet and chilly) not much was going on, especially off season.

This location might look a bit familiar as the church from the wedding scene in the movie.  There was a children's choir performing at the time, so we didn't get to wander around too much.  It was very atmospheric though.

This is the Basilica of St. Michael in the town of Mondsee.   Since the film didn't have a permit to shoot in the chapel at the abbey in Salzburg, they shot the church interiors here.

This is the gazebo featured in the movie with the song "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" which was constructed for the movie and moved from it's original location.  It's now in a public park at Schloss Helbrun.  Originally, it was on the grounds of Schloss Leopoldskron but the new owners of the property (now a hotel) wanted it gone.  Too many tourist disruptions.  Here I am being a tourist.

This is Schloss Leopoldskron, which was used for the exteriors of the back of the Von Trapp family castle.  The front and interiors were a different castle.  The fortress of Salzburg can be seen in the distance.  That's how close it is t Salzburg.

A little bit closer here.   We did drive past the location used for the front and interiors, but it's a private home and there is no way to stop.  I know that photos from a moving car, don't work for me.  Sorry.

This is the Pegasus fountain in Mirabel Garden, where part of the "Do Re Mi" song was filmed.   Since it's winter, no fountains were running.

Also part of that song, here are the steps near that fountain.

And lastly, the large fountain in the Mirabel Garden, part of that same song sequence.  

This is the Horse Bath, which is seen near the end of "My Favorite Things."  Yes, it is where horses were bathed...kind of Medieval car wash.

This is the cemetery at the monastery where the family hid while fleeing Salzburg. 

This is a different view that illustrates better what was seen during the movie.  There was some movie magic here, as the cemetery was made to look a lot bigger than it actually was.

This is the entrance to the Rock Riding School, better known as the theater where the Von Trapp family participated in the singing competition.

This appears near the entrance to the abbey on the walk up the hill.

The view over the Bavarian Alps from the Abbey.

This is the entrance to the Abbey, which we did see several times in the film.  

Unfortunately, the chapel at the Abbey was closed (our tour guide was surprised by this), so here is a view of the entrance/cemetery of the Abbey.

Lastly, the fountain that Maria danced around while singing "I Have Confidence."

After the tour, we had two hours on our own.  I spent it at the Christmas Market (of course) and got myself another gluwein mug!