'linke altstadt'


















salzburg is full of history and full of culture. you can easily picture mozart running through the town trying not to be late for conducting an opera...

i spent my day in salzburg walking through the beautiful old town, climbed up the 'festungsberg' and visited the castle 'hohensalzburg', enjoyed the wonderful view over the town and the alps, sunbathed at the salzach river, wanted to buy some famous 'mozartkugeln' but decided to go for my very first ice cream of this year instead (topfen-marille).

next time i'll go and see the modern museum on the 'mönchsberg', which i missed this time – and i want to see what the park of 'schloss hellbrunn' and the mirabell gardens look like in full bloom.

see you soon, salzburg!

'rechte altstadt'






















salzburg welcomed me with a breathtaking scenery: the 'burg hohenfels' overlooks the town that is full of narrow alleys aswell as crooked houses. salzburg is devided into two parts by the salzach river (the 'left altstadt' and the 'right altstadt') and is surrounded by snow-covered mountains.

i arrived in salzburg early on a saturday morning in march. the sky was crystal clear blue - the sun was shining and was making me not feel how cold it actually was.

at first i explored the mirabell palace and gardens (first flowers of spring) and the university of salzburg (great piece of clean cut architecture) at the right side of the altstadt. then i walked across one of the many bridges linking both sides of the town and entered 'mozart city'...

 salzburg








recently i made a trip to salzburg, which you can reach by train within 2 hours starting in munich. you will be driving next to the alps for almost all of the time and i recommend you sitting on the right side of the train because the view is just great!

i didn't make any detailed plans for my visit but i brought a guidebook and thought about some places i definitely wanted to see. and fortunately i had to find out that salzburg’s inner city is so tiny that you can hardly miss any of its many wonderful sights.

next time i will show you some photos of the town!

 a winter's day

although i know that i will never be able to experience a winter like i used to when i was a child, this year's winter came really close. heavy snowfalls made me walk through a winter wonderland nearly every day. thank you, munich, for a season that really felt like what a winter should feel like.

 museum brandhorst














today i was at the museum brandhorst, which is one of the nicest places i have been to in munich so far.

it's located directly beneath the pinakothek der moderne, but is a lot smaller and not nearly as crowded – i found myself being on my own in huge gallery rooms with bright wooden floors, high white walls, sourrounded by a very peaceful atmosphere.

i managed to see the current photography exhibition by hiroshi sugimoto as well as paintings by alex katz or cy twombly (the whole upper level of the museum is dedicated to his art).

unfortunately i had to find out that visitors aren't allowed to take photos inside the museum and my disappointment even grew more as i stepped inside the building. the architecture, the interior design and the very fine and well chosen collection of art is something i would have loved to share with you. but on the other hand there's also something good coming from this: you have to go and visit this lovely museum for yourself!

have a nice week!