This was a day trip that we took, about 40 km south of Salzburg. We traveled by bus and then proceeded to climb up to the fortress. We got a tour of the fortress, learned a lot of history. Not only was this fortress the setting for the 1960s movie Where Eagles Dare (which I have never even heard of) but it was also in the background of the Do-Re-Mi song in The Sound of Music.
It was built starting in 1075, and over the many years it was greatly expanded. Originally meant just as a fortress, it was later used as personal residences and a hunting residence. The main personal residences were burnt down in the beginning of the 20th century, and have not been as lavishly rebuilt.
Currently the main use of the Fortress is as an adventure castle, with an amazing Birds of Flight show. We got to see it, and it was so amazing! And the bird trainer's outfits were pretty neat too.
On the right is a fun picture of our AIFS cultural director, Andreas, in his lederhosen.
All the birds were extremely well trained, which meant that they could get so close to us during the show. At one point I thought one of them might take out my camera, but it was just amazing.
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