The hills are aliveeee...

With the sound of musiccccc.

If you haven´t gathered already, we are in Salzburg! For those who have seen the Sound of Music, this place is historical, and for those who haven´t, this place is really pretty!

Yesterday we split into three groups.

Jessica, Melissa and Kelly woke up at the crack of dawn to explore the salt mines. They rode a mine cart 2000 meters (?) into the ground, took 2 slides (see pictures when we get back), rode a boat across the lake and went down into the earth where it was 50 degrees and full of salt! They also sported some snazzy jump suits (watch out for them on the runway at Fashion Week Fall 2012). After eating all the salt they could handle, they headed back to ground and decided to see if the hills really were alive with the Sound of Music. They weren't, hills don't sing. BUT, they did go on the Sound of Music tour and see all of the sights from the movie.

Devin and Trina went to a fish infested lake called Lake Fuschel that was absolutely beautiful. It had the clearest water they have ever seen. They decided that tanning would be the perfect relaxing day after still recovering from the Prague train (see previous entry). Would you expect anything less from Trina and Devin?

Staci, Heather and Stephanie also went to see if the hills were really alive. They wouldn't know because none of them have seen the movie, but they went on a bike tour around Salzburg. They saw locations from the Sound of Music (which were pretty, but we didn't know what they were) all from the comfort of a terribly uncomfortable mountain bike seat. We miss the beach cruisers from the previous tours.

Today:

Trina, Kelly, Devin, Jessica and Melissa decided to get the Salzburg card (shout out to Uncle John). They went to the Mozart Bridge, the Fortress, the birthplace of Mozart (kind of creepy), a boat cruise and then ended the day by going to the Stiegl brewery. They tasted all different kinds of beer, raspberry, orange, light, wheat, and elderberry (?) and got a free gift! Then they got stuck in a downpour because apparently it does that here when it gets really hot. They ran to the bus station to find the bus driver that dropped them off and he picked them up. He drove them all the way into town, stopped the bus and came to the back to ask us exactly where we needed to be dropped off. I don't know if this was because he thought we were drunk from the brewery or if he just thought we wouldn't be able to make it home by ourselves. We have yet to figure it out.

Staci, Heather and Stephanie spent the day exploring old town. They walked around and ended up on a street that was extremely packed for no reason (seriously, wayyyy to crowded). After a few hours of walking around they decided to find the oldest restaurant in Europe, which is conveniently located under a church. However, they got caught in an extreme down pour and ran into the first store they could find. After they decided to give up, they left the store (ironically the oldest bookstore in Austria) and went to buy umbrellas (sadly, Staci now has 2 umbrellas).

Best meal of the days: Hostel food, tastes just like Common Grounds and even has Cheesey Grillers (called ˝toasties˝)
Best man bag of the day: The shiny leather one with Tom Cruise's face on it.
Embarrassing moment: Melissa sliding across the crosswalk with traffic at a stop all laughing at her.

Shout Outs:
-Mary Terese. I love you.
-JanSport. Without you we would have nothing to carry our clothes. Check out their blog, which is almost as cool as ours. (www.jansportroadtrip.com)
-Dad- I left the umbrella here and it rained. Now I have 2. Ooops.
-Poiny. Are you happy now?
-JB and Sue Precious. Thanks for all the advice about Salzburg. That Salzburg card rocked.
-Bruce and Josie. What up?
-Burr parents. Sup Mason?
-Everyone's fam.
-Becky, thanks for being obsessed with us, it makes us feel special.