Beautiful scenery near Bad Nauheim, Germany, just oustide Salzburg.
(L) Taken from the Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg Castle on the hill; (R) Mozart's birthplace. His residence is also in Salzburg.
(L) I saw a lot of men wearing this traditional costumes, so many that I couldn't tell if they were dressed up or if they were really wearing them. This photo was taken at a huge open air market, the biggest one I've seen. I love the Ithaca Farmers Market, but it's nothing compared to these European ones. (R) This cute little group was playing traditional Austrian music. Loved it.
The Sound of Music Sites
I wanted to go on the Sound of Music tour and Aaron graciously agreed to come along. You can give him your sympathies. It was a little cheesy, they had music from the movie playing on the bus and everyone was singing along.
All the indoor scenes in the movie were filmed in Hollywood, all the outdoor ones in Salzburg or nearby. There is a marionette theater in Salzburg, so it made sense for them to have that sequence in the movie (Lonely Goatherd).
This was the most beautiful cemetary I have ever seen, so many flowers and lovely monuments. This cemetary was the inspiration for the one depicted towards the end of the movie when they are hiding behind tomb stones. That scene was filmed on a set.
This is the lake shown behind the von Trapp residence; Maria and the kids fall into it at one point when they are boating. However, the actual house shown in the movie is not this one. We left our mark here; one of Jack's cars lies at the bottom of this lake. He likes to throw his toys sometimes. I will always think of that little red car when I see this lake in the movie.
(L) The "Do Re Mi" song ends with Maria and the kids on these steps. (R) They also run through this area during the song. Many parts of that song were filmed here in the Mirabell Gardens.
(L) The church from the wedding scene, Mondsee Cathedral. In the movie it looks a lot bigger than it actually is. (R) 16 going on 17 -- seeing this just makes you want to run circles on the benches.
Cheesy, but I enjoyed seeing all these places where they made the movie. Thanks, Aaron!
