2 hours in Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its Alpine setting. It is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the setting for parts of the musical and film The Sound of Music, which features famous landmarks in Austria, but focuses mainly on Salzburg. Salzburg is also a student city, with three universities.




View of the old town and fortress, seen from Kapuzinerberg









Salzburg Cathedral



The breath-taking interior.












The Hohensalzburg Castle (Festung Hohensalzburg) on a hill dominating the old town is one of the largest castles in Europe, with views over Salzburg.








We were greeting by a huge slab of stone wall 50m high as we came to a stop at a traffic light junction. It was amazing!







Altstadt(Old city).



Many of such shops selling FANCY easter eggs and Christmas decorative balls at exorbitant prices. "One broken considered sold" came to my mind.




Part of the Salzburg University right smacked in the city center.




Mozart House-His Birthplace.




Went in for coffee. Famous Mozart Chocolate.

A day at Vienna, Austria

Vienna is a city full of surprises. For every breathtaking building you expect to see, there are another two beside it that you don’t. Due to its passionate relationship with classical music grand theatres and ornate opera houses adorn the city centre, but it is also a city bursting with bars and clubs that would feel at home in the hippest of cities. But unfortunately, it was raining like crazy when i was there. Fortunately, we had a rented car which made it slightly better. I visted Vienna on the way from Munich to Kössen(Austria).




Panorama of Hofburg Castle. Hofburg Imperial Palace is a palace in Vienna, Austria, which has housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria. It was the Habsburg's principal winter residence, while Schönbrunn Palace was their preferred summer residence. The Palace was the birthplace of Marie Antoinette in 1755.













Kaiserschmarrn ("Kaiser", meaning "Emperor's" and "Schmarrn" is "Mishmash" in Austrian German) is one of the best known Austrian desserts, popular in the former Austria–Hungary as well as in Bavaria (in Germany).Kaiserschmarrn is a light, caramelized pancake made from a sweet batter with flour, eggs, sugar, salt and milk, baked in butter. It is a "thicker" version of pancakes mashed together like omelette=, usually served with marmelade. It was yummy. Crispy on the outside, soft and warm on the inside ;)







The Hundertwasser House Vienna (German: Hundertwasserhaus Wien) is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Some of his works reminds me of Gaudi, Barcelona. Looking forward to do Science Gem, Mathematics in Architecture at NUS!



Parliment House, Vienna.




National Historical Museum




St. Stephen's Cathedral (German: Stephansdom) is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP. Its current Romanesque and Gothic form seen today, situated at the heart of Vienna, Austria in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first being a parish church consecrated in 1147. As the most important religious building in Austria's capital, the cathedral has born witness to many important events in that nation's history and has become one of the city's most recognizable symbols.




Walkway in Stephansdom

Skiing in Kössen, Austria

This was the luxurious rented car that took us to Kossen, Salzburg and Vienne. Comfort.


Skiing is fun. Hardcore. Non-stop for 5 or 6 hrs? White. Beautiful scenery. Would love to Ski again.






The church that was 100m(opposite) the Guest house.



Where i stayed. They served good breakfast and dinner(Soup, Salad, Main Course and dessert)! Something to look forward to after a long day of Skiing. Daily routine: Breakfast, Ski, Sauna, Dinner. Shiok!






Me on Skis.



Pretty view from the room.




All is white and nice.




My rented equipment..



My Skiing instructor.



The Skii lifts.



Nice Sunny day.






The routes that we could do. Blue:easy, Red:Medium, Black:Difficult. I did all the Blue and red routes. Not bad for a beginner=) Could Skii after the 2nd or 3rd day. Proud of myself ;)



View form the cable car on the way up.



Crashing into the snow was sometimes the best alternative to stop when all breaking techniques dont seem to work =)



It was so misty and white at the top and one could hardly see properly. Low Visibility. White blindness.







Ski Resort Restaurants.








Night walk with the owner of the Guest House through the snow on a quiet and dark night with fire torches. We were greeted by Glühwein(Hot, sweet, red wine) around a camp fire halfway through =) Was nice. Peaceful.







Typical Austrian Guesthouse.










This machine outside the tourist information centre was the only place with internet.Standing there and typing with the touch screen keyboard in a rush was not fun!










All the churches that I have seen in the small towns looked like this! Only variation-Colour.





The interior was stunning especially for such a tiny church. Did not expect to find treasure in it!







Jackie skiing like a "pro" only after 2 or 3 days on snow on a Red Route! Quite proud of myself!