Anybody who has seen the film adaptation of The Sound of Music will recognize Salzburg. This city was one of the major filming sites for the film. Salzburg is also the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Salzburg is elegant city of many Renaissance and Baroque (one of my favorites) style buildings. Walking the old centers of Germanic cities during December is especially wonderful, because there is always a Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market). There you can by arts and crafts, eat a bratwurst, and drink some glühwein (mulled wine). It never grew old for me.
The city of Salzburg was nice, but the best part of our stay in the area was where we couchsurfed. Outside of town we were in for a surprise - our host's house was enormous. It even had an indoor pool and sauna. To date this is the most luxurious place we have ever stayed.
*The man who hosted us owned a computer programming company. This is very relevant for a story I will tell in the future, so don't forget!
