Leaving beloved Vienna yet again… headed for a week in a magnificent hotel just outside Salzburg…
I have been here a couple of times and still have no idea (haven’t asked) what on earth is with the giant mushroom?
I didn’t know at this point that my rental car was a semi-autonomous self-drive vehicle… Having driven it, that now falls into the category of “glad I’ve done it – don’t want to do it again!”
Salzburg is pretty…
…and arriving at what was home sweet home for a week…
An amazingly lovely hotel that has been in the same family since 1344! It is Austria’s oldest family-run business.
Just perfect!
~ Bella
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