Salzburg – Mozzart or Mozz-hurt?
We were looking forward to visiting the much celebrated birth place of Mozzart, Salzburg Austria. We just spent half a day and the Mozzart-ness in the town was just too much for us. The place is a mess, people commercializing Mozzart way too much. You cannot wink without having seen one instance of Mozzart; even the chocolate wrappers have the face of mozzart staring back at you. It was exciting to start with, but when we came across life-size statues of mozzart outside restaurants offering you chocolates or showing you the way in, it went from funny to annoying.
We celebrate the fact that Gandhi was born in India. I have visited Gandhi’s birth place Porbandar Gujarat. Gandhi is more than revered in such places. It was interesting to see the (mis)use of Mozzart in the name of a capitalistic society.
The inner city still has its charm. We did some shopping in some exquisite showrooms in the typical European narrow cobbled streets of Salzburg. Check out the name boards of the shops in the street!
Beautiful city. Great arhictecture. This one is the land of “Sound of Music”. A stroll in the park right by Mozzart’s birth-house. 2 famous greek mythological figures: Pegasus and Unicorn find celebrated spots in the park.
The perks of having a car! Tired of the Mozzart infestation, we took the car out for a stroll in the Austrian country side. One thing you quickly find out in Europe is that once you get over the tourist proliferated areas, and you see the _real_ Europe, it is truly beautiful. Check out another ‘Castle in the Air’ that we came across 50 miles southwest of Salzburg.
