Salzburg was our next destination, we boarded a local train for our two and a half hour journey up to the north of the country. This train journey is meant to be stunning as it passes through mountains and ski resorts however at 6pm the sun had disappeared and we didn't have a chance to enjoy the view. We were joined by a train load of young skiers who must have spent the weekend away enjoying the snowy mountains. For the first few minutes we enjoyed watching all these people hop aboard with their things wondering where they had been, until it started to get pretty crowded and the train got delayed at a station for an extra 20 minutes, by this point we just wanted to get off.

Arriving at night meant that our first impression of Salzburg was grim and threatening with dark snow covered streets and hoodie wearing blokes. But we've made this mistake a number of times when arriving somewhere in the dark and judged it too soon. Salzburg was a beautiful town, surrounded by snowy mountains the brightly coloured brick buildings and ornate copper steeples of churches look divine. Local shops fill the streets selling breads, pastries and lederhosen. It looks like what you expect of the whole of Austria.
With Salzburg's main attractions being its Sound of Music film settings and Mozart's house we could see how it attracts a number of visitors. But we aren't exactly Sound of Music fans and I don't think we've listened to much of Mozart so these attractions didn't exactly stand out to us. But we did learn that Mozart was a serious fan of nougat and chocolate his face is all over the stuff and is sold in its own dedicated shops. We had planned to climb up to the ruined castle that overlooks the city, however it was a tad pricy so we opted for exploring the cobbles streets and having a good coffee break.

Our lunch and dinner consisted of supermarket snack foods as we were without a kitchen in our hotel and eatting out was a little bit expensive. So as we walked the streets of Salzburg admiring the history and architecture we were also stuffing our faces with bread rolls and slices of cheese or ham. We don't suppose we looked too classy to the local residents. We did splash out for some soup the second day and we were rewarded with cuppa soup, not exactly the culinary delicacy we were hoping for but you can't win them all. We noticed that lots of the products in the supermarket were produced in Austria from meats, cheese, breads and more. Which was very unlike England with all its imported products.

It was freezing cold on our visit, maybe the coldest we've felt yet, even Matts two layers of gloves couldn't keep the icy breeze out. Salzburg is more of a spring and summer destination, with all its gardens and parks, so we have missed out on that part of the city. But we have enjoyed seeing it in the winter months, with the snow covered mountains and lack of tourists.