Salzburg..the land of Mozart!!!

Hmmm…this is not good….such a big gap between blogs..bt on my part I can say tht I was busy vacationing with parents and after coming back thr were so many things to look into..anyways so lets continue..the next destination as I mentioned was the land of Mozart..Salzburg..there is something about this city which makes u feel so relaxed…it feels romance is in the air…we started early in the morning from our hotel (after having purchased Salzburg card – a cost effective way to see the city) and headed towards Untersberg mountain…the cable car takes you to the top and on a clear day as we experienced the views in and around Salzburg are beautiful….having spent some item there on our way back to Salzburg we stopped at the Salzburg zoo (kids would like it..we covered it because the entrance was free with Salzburg card). Its not a very big zoo but nevertheless the time was well spent. The palace and the gardens which was the next stop are located besides the zoo..in fact thr is a direct entrance from the zoo….visiting the palace is not recommended (especially after seeing the Grand Schronbrunn)..however the trick fountains next to it were just amazing. There is a guided tour in the gardens and its really fun to see water dripping out of totally unexpected places…we thoroughly enjoyed it.
We returned to the city centre of Salzburg to enjoy the beauty of the Mirabel gardens (purchased the ticket to the cruise before hand on the river Salzach)..yes these are the gardens where some portion of the classic Sound of Music were shot..well maintained gardens with enchanting surroundings. After a quick lunch of sandwiches and juice, we headed to see the toy museum…nice quaint museum with Barbie collection…delight for kids…it was time for the cruise and it was my best experience in Salzburg….wonderful way to take in the beauty of the city..i recommend this to everyone!!! After the cruise we added to the Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung) which as the name suggests is a fortress on the top of the hill…a tiny funicular takes you to the top giving nice views of the Alps and the city…it was a nice romantic experience sititng at the top sipping coffee…nice way to unwind after a tiring day!!! After coming down the only thing we were craving was to go for some nice food…and though there are a few good restaurants we came across we finally went for some good vegetarian Indian food at Spicy Spices (Wolf Dietrich Straße 1, 5020 Salzburg, Österreich‎ - 0662 870712‎) and it was really a satisfying meal. Reaching our hotel at 9.30 we were dead tired and I really hoped for some less activity the next day as the plan was to head for Innsbruck but alas tht was not to be…more coming soon!!!!!!