On June 29th, we finished up our visit to Salzburg with a bike ride.  It was great to see some neighborhoods and countryside.  I suspect that we were all glad when the guide suggested we stop for some refreshment about half way through.

 


High on the hills is the Alt Residenze (every town has to have a castle!).  It was build in the 1100s and remodeled in 1680. 

After checking into our hotel which was built in the 15th century, we took a boat ride.  We have included a couple pictures of Jean for her fans.  For those that don't know Jean, she is the woman on the far right and is everyone's favorite for a dinner partner.

Homes along the river.

This is the Newe Residenzplatz which was the bishop's residence.  It was built in 1713-1730

This is the organ at St Stephan's.  We were lucky enough to be able to attend an organ recital.  It is the largest organ in Europe with 17,774 pipes and 233 stops.

Pulpit at St Stephan's.  Only the pulpit and the altar was in gold and there were no stained glass windows. 

The street are narrow and it was raining but it didn't stop us from doing anything. 

Another picture of the organ at St Stephan's

A residence door dated 1639

The street are all cobblestone.

The town has often experienced floods and each flood's high water mark is indicated on this church steeple.  The highest was about 20 feet.

Tomorrow is a busy day.  We are off to Vienna with two stops on the way. 

Jack and Nancy