Hi from Salzburg!

Hi everyone, we are now in Salzburg, Austria. Wow, the home of Mozart and chocolate. Speaking of chocolate, I am going to go through serious withdrawals when I get home. There have been some days when I have chocolate 3 times a day. Some hotels had croissants with chocolate in them. Then we would find chocolate stores that were just calling us by name to stop and buy some, and then of course you need a chocolate chaser after dinner. We are walking so much that my clothes seem to still be fitting fine. But as soon as we get home, things will not be the same so I am going to enjoy it now while I can!
Yesterday we spent most of the day just getting here from Innsbruck. Today we did a walking tour around the old town. Their main cathedral was gorgous inside. We love to go in and check out all the different architecture and craftmanship in how they design their churches. No two are alike. Also, we saw the baptismal fountain that Mozart was baptised in. There were horse drawn carriages everywhere. We didnt do one today, I hope another time. There are a lot of upper class stores in the old town but its fun to window shop. But I draw the limit at €129 euros for a Porche wallet. This afternoon we rode a funicular (like the cog wheel trams) up to the Hohensalzburg fortress. It was huge and the original foundation was started in the 700s and as each ArchBishop in the church came along they built and expanded the buildings to form a huge fortress up on the mountain top overlooking the city. The views were spectacular. It is like the landmark for the city of Salzburg.
Craig is going to type now:
Time is short here at the Internet Cafe, so I will save my comments on transportation for another time. About Salzburg--it is a fairytale kind of place. Looking across the rooftops this afternoon as we rode up to the fortress was way better than Disneyland. The church towers and other old architecture is fascinating. We stood in a square today called Residenz Plaz, and listened to the Glockenspiel plaz--35 bells that are operated by a mechanism built by a watchmaker 400 years ago. It has been a blessing and a treat to see so much history. And there is so much that we don't have time for!
Back to Carol---
We feel like there is so much to see and not enough time. We know that we are only scratching the surface. But heck, there are always more trips in the future!
Tomorrow we are heading for a salt mine, Salzburg means salt city. Then in the afternoon we are doing The Sound of Music tour. We thought it would be cheezy, but Rick Steves actually recommended in his 2007 book so we're going to try it.
Love to all from all of us.