The rain in Salzburg continues but it looks to be easing today. The river is up quite a bit and we believe that further north in Germany, there is some flooding. So we walked the short distance along the river and into the old town to check out the Salzburg museum. This museum was surprisingly modern in concept and exhibitions and we spent a couple of hours there learning more about Bavarian, Salzburg, Austrian and French history in particular. There were also some interesting local painters exhibited too.
As is often the case when you do not really know what is going on in s foreign country, we emerged from the museum to find a huge old car rally in full swing through and around the town. We also had not realised that the day was a public holiday so that explained why we had a bit of trouble finding a coffee shop open for breakfast.
In any case the car rally was interesting and we were sure that the 4 grandsons would have enjoyed it too. Even a few old minis on show and a kids pedal car driving school was in operation in central Salzburg. To finish off our short transition through Salzberg, we climbed up out of the town and walked part way through the forest. Then it was home to the hotel, a bite to eat at a very popular nearby italian restaurant and then we reviewed our plans for the next five days in Hallstatt.
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