Dick in Salzburg today

Dick just called me from the bridge going over the river in Salzburg. It was 6:15 AM here and it was Saturday. He was thinking that it was a weekday and that we were all getting ready for work and school. I guess that is what jet lag will do to one's mind. He forgot his camera at home. I have been getting pictures off the internet to add to this blog. It helps me not miss him so much. Ten years ago, Dick and I went to Germany and Austria together.

Dick toured the Salzburg Castle this AM (also known as Festung Hohen Salzburg). You can see it in the above picture. It is a fortress overlooking the city on a 400 foot hill. It is over 900 years old and he said that it was neat to walk around. I wish he brought the camera with him. He said that the Bavarian Alps were beautiful to see from that vantage point. The castle is an engineering feat in itself, as it is constructed into the high rock. He rode a funicular up to the castle. He said it reminded him of the one in Pittsburgh that is a cable car on a track up to the top of the mountain. The top picture is a view from the castle that I found.