Do Re Mi - Salzburg

The Sound of Music is the best thing that ever happened to Salzburg - it's been a free tourism movie for 42 years. 60% of the people who visit Salzburg do so because of the movie. The interesting thing is that if you try to talk to any European about this movie they have never heard of it. In fact, the movie wasn't translated into German until 2000 when it was broadcast in Austria on December 25th. It's actually based on a true story of the von Trapps. We took a 4 hour tour that shuttled us around to most all of the outdoor scenes from the movie: the houses, the lake, the gazebo, the wedding church, the convent, downtown and the Mirabell Gardens where they filmed Do Re Mi. The only place we weren't able to visit was the area for the opening number "the hills are alive with the sound of music" - it is private property. It's a good thing you can't hear us singing in the photos!