March 25, 2012
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The Griswolds Go to a Cable Car
Before we went to Salzburg, we researched the most affordable ways to see and do things. The Salzburg Card fit the bill. For 35 Euro per adult and less per child (Rachel only), we had three-days to use all the city buses and get into all the museums and such for free. One of the freebies was a cable car ride up the Unterburg Mountain. If you REALLY know your Sound of Music, this is the mountain Maria claims to have been born on.
Anyhow, we thought it would be neat to be on an Alp and see what we could see. We took a bus to the central bus station, took Bus 25 for about a half an hour, and got dropped off.
Oddly, the parking lot was rather empty. Huh? And then we saw the sign on the door.
CLOSED?? The brochure said it would not close for season repairs until the 19th! It was just like that scene from Family Vacation where Chevy Chase drives the family cross-country in that wood-paneled station wagon to get to Wally World, only to find it closed. Thankfully, James did not have a gun to take the woman sweeping the cafe area (also closed) as a hostage and demand she take us up the mountain.
Instead, we hung out in the parking lot and took pictures and waited 20 minutes for a bus to come back.
Even the view from the bottom was pretty nice!
But it all worked out for the best. It turns out Bus 25 is also the bus one must take to go to the Salzburg Zoo!
