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Salzburg and More Alps - Mississauga Festival Choir Europe Tour 2014

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After the arrival at Salzburg we experienced an evening tour of the city with a Citadel towering over it.  It is a small town with a very comfy atmosphere. Unfortunately Salzburg follows the small town rules when the town closes at sundown.






While in Salzburg we took a trip to a Tea House on the top of the world.  Eagle's Nest was a given to Hitler for his fiftieth birthday even thou he had a fear of heights.  To get there one needs to take a special bus up which ascends the mountain through a very narrow winding road with nothing but a small railing dividing you and the side of the mountain.  The views at the top were just breathtaking!  Lots of good pictures so I had trouble narrowing down the list of the best of the best.












But who can complain about too many pictures of Alps... :-)

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