Dallmayr, BMW, and Salzburg
We got up decently early this morning and walked a little over a mile to Alois Dallmayr, the luxury grocery store and delicatessen I mentioned yesterday. It was definitely a worthwhile way to spend the morning in my opinion. Room after room of the best food money can buy including fresh bread, meats, seafood, coffee, tea, chocolate, prepared foods, desserts, cheese, etc. The fountain inside even had live crayfish swimming around in it which were also presumably for sale. Apparently, this store has been around serving the food needs of German Royalty since 1700. Wow! They can literally say that their food is good enough to be fit for a king. I also did some shopping at Ludwig Beck, a high-end department store nearby and bought a beautiful black lace dress by German designer S.Oliver. At this point we were starting to get hungry so we headed to the nearby biergarten where I tried to order Andrew a sausage plate, but ended up getting him a sausage sandwich instead. Oops! That’s what you get when you don’t speak any German. Good thing I had a healthy helping of chicken and sauerkraut so we shared everything including a large pretzel. After that it was time to pick up our BMW 1 Series rental car. This is Germany remember :) We had a lovely uneventful two-hour drive to Salzburg where we saw rolling fields, small towns, forests, and the dramatic alps rising in the distance. We had no trouble at all finding our boutique hotel and checking-in so we spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the old part of town and finding a lovely cafe on the river to enjoy a good meal (including apple-apricot strudel). The people here are friendly and well-dressed and so far we like the slow small-town vibe. It reminds us a lot of Edinburgh, especially with the fortress on the hill. We will be here until Thursday morning so I’m sure in the next few days you will be hearing a lot more about Salzburg. We hope everyone is doing well at home.
Cheers,
Chelsie & Andrew
The truffle station at Dallmayr
Would anyone like a live crayfish from the fountain?
Meats
The amazing Dallmayr
Delicious Dallmayr Chocolates
Locals enjoying a biergarten
I’m ready for lunch
The beautiful car ride to Austria
One the road to Austria in the BMW (those are the Alps in the background)
Mirabellgarten in Salzburg
Unicorny
A view of the River Salzach with the mighty fortress Hohensalzburg in the background on the hill
Getreidegasse (Grain Lane), one of the oldest streets in Salzburg
Check out those cool signs
People here love their bikes too
A beautiful street in Salzburg at sunset
Hohensalzburg at night from Cafe Bazar, our dinner spot
5 Comments
Hey where’s the photo of your car? Ok, we miss u time to come home? Lov u have more fun! Mom
We forgot to take a picture of our car yesterday, but we will take one today and post it tonight. Miss you too, but we’re not ready to come home just yet. :)
Hi Guys, Loving the pictures of wonderful Austria-so clean! Salzburg, birthplace of my beloved Wolfgang Mozart, looks just beautiful.
By the way, I got tickets for all of us to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Swinging Christmas yesterday. So we are all set. Enjoy your wonderful trip.
Love you guys,
Auntie xo
Thank you! That sounds like so much fun. We’re so glad you guys are enjoying the blog. Salzburg is so beautiful…and you’re right, clean. We can’t wait to share all our stories with you when we get home. Love to Mike, Grandma, and Carol! Love, Chelsie
Hi guys, it was such a nice surprise to get a call from you today! Can’t wait to hear your stories and see more pictures. You’re in such a beautiful part of the world.
Continue to enjoy and have a safe trip back to Germany.
Love you guys, Auntie xo