Schloss Hellbrunn
After Vienna/Wien, we took the train over to Salzburg. Jason planned most of this stop, which was much appreciated. One goal was to truly experience Sound of Music AND Mozart! I think he did a wonderful job achieving both!
We rented bikes and went out to Schloss Hellbrunn. It was about a twenty minute ride out there; it was also the most upright we had ridden in forever!
There were a few key items to see at Schloss Hellbrunn:
A little history on the schloss -- it was built as a pleasure castle for entertainment during the day. It actually had no bedrooms!
Let me start with the numerical order although this does not align with how we actually spent our time! We did get to see it! It was covered with lots of tourists who were also on their own Sound of Music pilgrimage. Jason even mentioned to get a picture with no one else in it! This is where they sing "I am sixteen going on seventeen!"
The first thing we did when arrived was to sign up for a tour of the trick fountains. We had signed up for a tour that was offered in English/German, but since we were the only English speakers, the guide decided to not offer the tour in English. This was a bit frustrating (and part of the lower score) since you can only visit the fountains on a tour.
The fountains are as they were when the palace was originally built. They purely existed based on gravity and mechanical function. They were ~16 different fountains to see ranging from single fountain to elaborate interplay of fountains. They were really fun and surprising. We had a bunch of middle schoolers on our tour and it was fun to see their reaction to the fountains!
I didn't get a great photo of one of the fountains, which was a moving diorama representing a town square (of sorts) that squirted water too!
The museum was interesting. In one room, they had a large circulate sofa that moved. As it moved, it highlighted what you were looking at using an iPad. It was extremely innovative. It really allowed you to engage with the murals on the wall like I had never been able to do before. It was quite informative (as you can imagine).
The museum was a little bit all over the place though. It was difficult to follow a specific structure and in the end, we realized that was the point. It could have been done in any order.
The grounds were beautiful though and same with the house. It really was a fun day outside and getting some beautiful fresh air.
Fun!
Time at museum and fountains: 3.5 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: B+
We rented bikes and went out to Schloss Hellbrunn. It was about a twenty minute ride out there; it was also the most upright we had ridden in forever!
There were a few key items to see at Schloss Hellbrunn:
- The gazebo/glass house from Sound of Music
- The trick fountains
- The museum
A little history on the schloss -- it was built as a pleasure castle for entertainment during the day. It actually had no bedrooms!
Let me start with the numerical order although this does not align with how we actually spent our time! We did get to see it! It was covered with lots of tourists who were also on their own Sound of Music pilgrimage. Jason even mentioned to get a picture with no one else in it! This is where they sing "I am sixteen going on seventeen!"
The first thing we did when arrived was to sign up for a tour of the trick fountains. We had signed up for a tour that was offered in English/German, but since we were the only English speakers, the guide decided to not offer the tour in English. This was a bit frustrating (and part of the lower score) since you can only visit the fountains on a tour.
The fountains are as they were when the palace was originally built. They purely existed based on gravity and mechanical function. They were ~16 different fountains to see ranging from single fountain to elaborate interplay of fountains. They were really fun and surprising. We had a bunch of middle schoolers on our tour and it was fun to see their reaction to the fountains!
I didn't get a great photo of one of the fountains, which was a moving diorama representing a town square (of sorts) that squirted water too!
The museum was interesting. In one room, they had a large circulate sofa that moved. As it moved, it highlighted what you were looking at using an iPad. It was extremely innovative. It really allowed you to engage with the murals on the wall like I had never been able to do before. It was quite informative (as you can imagine).
The museum was a little bit all over the place though. It was difficult to follow a specific structure and in the end, we realized that was the point. It could have been done in any order.
The grounds were beautiful though and same with the house. It really was a fun day outside and getting some beautiful fresh air.
Fun!
Time at museum and fountains: 3.5 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: B+
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