We can see one mountain from our apartment. No, it's not the Untersberg which I'd seen from both of my previous Salzburg homes. However, the Gaisberg ain't too shabby.This past weekend, it was so sunny and clear that we had to head up to the Gaisberg. Many people bike up the mountain, many take the bus, and many drive up which is what we did.
Nikolas was surprised to see snow, our first sight of it this winter. It was good packing snow so we had to have several snowball fights. There's a Skihütte at the top which serves soup, roast pork and dumplings, different kinds of Wurst, and french fries. So there we sat with others in the sun which was just warm enough to take a bite out of the chilly air. There was even snow at the end of our table!
After lunch, more snow balls. Then we walked to the city-side of the mountain for clear views of Salzburg, the Untersberg and Hoher Stauffen. As an added bonus, we got to watch several paragliders hurl themselves off the mountain! It's scary to watch but so cool at the same time. We could even see our apartment building from up there, too.There's something about mountains that amaze me. There's something about them that just makes me not want to look away. Obviously, I'm not alone. In Innsbruck, we visited the Alpenvereinmuseum which chronicled the history of climbing the Alps. Fascinating stuff.
