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The Grand'Place, at the center of old Brussels.
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The King’s House in the
Grand'Place. It is now a city museum.
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Quaint shop in Bruxelles.
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Gabi explores some of the neighborhood...
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...and finds an “interesting” new friend.
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Brussels is famous for its sweets, which is fine by me.
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Old Europe is pretty big on
lions.
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The Cathedral St. Michael’s, founded in 1047.
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The interior of
the Cathedral.
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Back at the Grand'Place.
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Brussels architecture.
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Taking a waffle break in front of the Town Hall.
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Belgian waffle with chocolate and whipped cream.
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Rubbed smooth since the 1300’s.
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Along the Grand'Place
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The Grand'Place is still used as a market place.
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Picturesque Belgian street.
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No shortage of chocolate shops.
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Statue of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in Spain Square.
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Brussel’s famous Manneken-Pis, or “Pissing Boy”.
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This little guy
has been pissing since 1619!
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Even Coke loves the piss! Kinda gross...
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A farmer’s market in Salzburg, Austria.
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Our Salzburg hotel was quite nice.
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All aboard the “Sound of Music” bus.
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The Mirabell Garden in Salzburg.
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One of the Borghesian fencers at the Markartplatz entrance.
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Entrance to The Grand Parterre.
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The Grand Parterre, with the Mirabell Castle.
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Covered walkways are a fun part of the garden.
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The Zwergerlgarten or “Salzburg dwarf garden".
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The Pegasus fountain is the centerpiece of the Small Parterre.
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The infamous
“Do Re Mi” steps!
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The Mirabell Garden with the Hohensalzburg Fortress in the background.
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Another view of the Pegasus fountain.
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A unicorn statue seems totally appropriate in the garden.
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A final view of Mirabell.
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Yes, we really did ride all over Salzburg in this bus! Thank goodness there was beer
onboard.
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The Austrian village of Mondsee,
outside of Salzburg.
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The Mondsee Cathedral over the town.
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Austrian countryside.
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The Mondsee Lake region.
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Gabi hangs out with Wolfgang in Mondsee.
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In Mondsee Cathedral the film wedding between Maria and the Baron von Trapp took place.
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The inside of
the cathedral.
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Loved the colorful buildings in Mondsee. The food was good, too!
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Mondsee, Austria.
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Entering the lake region outside of Salzburg.
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Gabi enjoys a beer on the tour.
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The lake region around Untersberg.
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A plaque at Hellbrunn Castle, where the
pavilion resides.
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The “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” pavilion.
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The area around Salzburg was as green and lush as any we’d ever seen.
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Leopoldskron Castle: The façade facing the lake served as one of the views on the house of the Trapp family.
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This is the back of the Leopoldskron Castle.
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A view of the castle lake.
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Naked
musicians!
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The Monastery Mulln and the Augustiner Brewery.
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One of the bridges over the Salzach River.
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Austrian lunch!
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Mozart’s family house in
Salzburg.
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The Mozart family lived in Mozart's residence from 1773 to 1787.
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Salzburg,
Austria
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The Festung Hohensalzburg, a fortress overlooking the city.
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Gabi explores inside the
fortress.
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The castle dates back to 1077.
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A view of the Untersberg from the fortress.
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Salzburg,
Austria.
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Salzburg,
Austria.
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The Hohensalzburg Fortress.
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A Salzburg
sunset.
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The sun sets over the River Salzach.
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