The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music

 "Monday 25th November 2013"

This was the only possible title I could give to this post.

Today, I went on a Sound of Music tour.  Despite Salzburg being the birthplace of a classical music legend (cough Mozart), Rodgers and Hammerstein get more credit these days in these parts with the city being Sound of Music crazy.  The movie was filmed in and around the city and so features, such as fountains in the palace gardens in the Do Re Me song are very memorable to tourists.

Filming for the house was done in several locations outside the main city, using the beautiful backdrop of a lake (notable for when the children and Maria fall into the water...perhaps a good job this didn't happen in these conditions).

Seeing the different locations was particularly fun, and it meant that I could also capture some additional shots in the wintery weather...I do love water photographs.

We didn't head up to the mountains, as it was a little too far away, but we got the jist of the movie, and even got our own singalong through the tour.

In the afternoon I went to visit some of the Maisonette puppet theatre and a few other theatres and landmarks which had been closed on the Sunday, leaving my visit to the Mozart houses till the following morning.