Saturday, May 7, 2016

05/06/16 day 34: Salzburg, AT

Met Peter at 9:45 for our exercises (our 10th go on the tour). We walked down to the spa where the gym is located and outside onto the outdoor exercise green. We banged out the 30 minute body weight exercise routine while staring at the alps. Somehow ones little issues (for me it was the burpees) seem meer triffles when gazing upon such magnificence.

Now, the breakfast buffet at the Interalpen Hotel Tyrol is, as you can probably imagine, not fucking around. Pardon my French. Similar to the buffet in Bad Ragaz; extensive but not overly lavish. I mean you have all the standard bits one would expect; breads, cheeses, various meat slices for days. But it wasn't opulent. There wasn't a caged leopard being milked for your coffee or anything...

Fresh squeezed juices of various fruits and veggies (best when a little champagne is added, peter was driving this leg so I figured I could indulge), omelet station, a full-on honey comb that you can bust a hunk off of.. It was all tasty. Lovely little breakfast scene happened.

Said goodbye to our fearless leader Tommy who was headed back to Baienfurt and we hit the road in the opposite direction towards Salzburg. Another beautiful drive deep in the heart of Austria. Passed Chiemsee and up into Germany for a moment before crossing the border once again into Salzburg. Our hotel, Goldenes Theater Hotel, was at the base of Kapuzinerberg, so once we located our rooms and put the car to bed in the tiny parking garage below the hotel, peter and I went on a walk about up the hill. We walked into the pedestrian waking zone where we spied a passageway up the hill. This particular area kind of reminded me more of Italy; I think it was the white stone tiles on the ground, or maybe just the different shops than you see in Germany. Beautiful though and bustling due to the good weather. Definitely starting to be tourist season. Today was really the first day we heard a lot of English on the streets. Walked up to the old Cloister (Kapuzinerkloster) and made a quick loop with the occasional photo opp.
View NW of the city from Kapuzinerkloster.
Home of Mozart. Mozart pride, yo. 
Views from the hill.

Grabbed a delicious little crepe with strawberries and Nutella after the hike, made it back to the hotel with just enough time for a rinse and then we walked down the road to the venue Kleines Theater which is nestled up next to a restaurant with a mellow little patio. We enjoyed a Stiegl beer in the sun, had a quick bite, I opted for just a side salad because I'm that healthy, and went backstage and waited for Marvin to flash the light in the green room.

I was excited to see a nice little crowd of anxious Austrians patiently waiting for the show when we emerged from the curtain. A group of young Austrians sat right in the front row and had clearly done their homework. The crowd cheered when we started Dance with Me to end the first set.

We knew the rest was going to be fun, and fun we had. Second set was loose with many stories and my attempts at German jokes, most of which went off surprisingly well. Peter also had the audacity to go out wearing this:
Um, what? Okay...
He rocked it the whole set. I couldn't look at him without bursting out.

After the set we rapped with the folks at the show. The group of young Austrians in the front row drove 3 hours to see us, they live on the border of Slovenia, and were so stoked to hang for a bit. Felt really good to connect with people who are very into the music. They even sang us a tune in their dialect.

Walked home and went to bed satisfied with another great night. This night was really needed. Another cup-filling event, and for an Austrian crowd they were super engaged and interactive. 

Night from Salzburg!

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