Austria on Sumi Bear

Cannons, Murder Holes, and the Pretzel Quest

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Last day in Salzburg. Three days of mountains, and we still hadn’t properly done the castle. The Hohensalzburg Fortress — the massive thing that sits on top of the hill and stares down at the entire old town like it’s judging everyone’s life choices.

The One With the Extreme Route

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Day 3 in the Salzburg region. We’d already hiked Kapuzinerberg, wandered the fortress walls, and gotten chased off the Untersberg by lightning. Naturally, the plan for today was: more hiking. A different mountain this time, out east of the city near the lakes.

The Mountain That Changed Its Mind

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

After yesterday’s failed Sound of Music pilgrimage, Nicholas decided that if the famous hills wouldn’t have him, he’d find his own mountain. Specifically, the Untersberg, which rises about 1,800 meters straight up from the Salzburg valley floor and has a cable car. Because Nicholas loves nature, but he loves efficiency more.

The Hills Are Alive (But We Couldn't Get to Them)

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Let me explain how we ended up in Salzburg.

Nicholas wanted to run across a field yelling “THE HILLS ARE ALIIIIVE.” That was the whole reason. He’d seen The Sound of Music enough times, and Salzburg was on the way from Český Krumlov, so he said, and I quote, “we have to go.”