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Lindner Haus
We had arrived after dark last night, so we didn't get to see the view from the bedroom until morn. Breathtaking. There were snow-
capped mountains and green hills surrounding the Salzburg area. I can see how such beauty would inspire someone like Mozart. The breakfast downstairs was simple yet luxurious for four souls accustomed to supermarket mornings. The coffee and cheese were especially tasty.
The Downtown Circuit
Although it was only my second day in town, I already felt at home. I gave my friends the full tour of the Mirabel Palace and the gardens out back. Then across the river and through the shop-lined streets of Mozart's childhood neighborhood. Kaori and Yoko took the tour of his birthplace while Eugene and I strolled a bit. Picked up a letter at the Amex office. Nice to get real mail from someone. I will have to use poste restante more.
Hohen Salzburg Schlosse
After lunch we climbed up the hill that I scaled yesterday. This time we took the path that led to the castle overlooking the downtown area. Like all other great fortresses, it was surrounded
by steep walls and would be difficult to challenge from below. Luckily Austria had a revolution around the time Germany did, so now nobody lives in this place or uses its torture chambers. It is a great place to go to look at the surrounding countryside and ponder the meaning of life. While talking to Eugene, I added a couple things to my wacky theory of a few days past. Realities: Loneliness, exploitation, injustice, and death. False cures: Marriage, communism, democracy, and religion. What fun.
Nagano
Not knowing what was supposed to be typical Austrian food, we decided just to skip it all and go for Japanese. We were all kinda in the mood for the taste of our good ole year-abroad days in Tokyo. Nagano was not the most authentic Japanese restaurant. Like many it is run by Koreans. Euge and I were in the mood for ramen (actually from China), anyway, so it didn't really matter. We were all jolly happy after that. After another failed rendezvous with Midori, we returned to the peace of Haus Lindner. We sat out under the stars at the picnic table and sang songs till we were more than tired.
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