The waiting is over (almost)

So it's Thursday, the 5th day in a row it has been pouring in Salzburg.

So let's see. Yesterday I decided to go back to being a tourist for a little while. I went to the Salzburg Museum which won the European Museum of the year award in 2009. It was interesting. There was a great rainbow exhibit with all these pictures of rainbows. The second floor is all about important people in the history and culture of Salzburg. Every year they choose like 8 people and feature them on this floor. I think that's cool.

So then I took a walk down the river to find out where this hostel is. It took a while to get there and the people there were rude. Oh well. It was a lovely part of the city. Apparently it's the rich section. There is very nice park there. I wish I had learned of it sooner.

After that I went to Mozart's birth house which was quite nice. I took a picture when I wasn't supposed to and this guy yelled at me. So I turned off the camera and put the lens back on and then he came back over and said "no pictures!" I was like yeah I got it. Anyway. There was this cute little girl there. She was maybe 2, and we were sitting in the listening room, a room where you sit and listen to Mozart music. Well this little girl had just 1 finger up and she was conducting along to the music. It was so cute. On the other hand, it never ceases to amaze me how rude people can be. I was reading a sign on the wall about the history of Mozart's family and I wasn't standing too close cause I wanted other people to be able to read it too. So all of a sudden this French guy comes up stops right in front of me and then calls 6 other people over and proceeds to run his finger along the words while translating it to French. So now only could I not see around him but I also couldn't read it cause his hand was covering the part I was trying to read. I don't understand how Europeans can say that Americans are rude.

After that I went back home. Then I went out to the Augustiner with Peter-Paul and some of his friends. 2 of his friends studied at Eastman (music school) and one of them is American. They were very nice and we talked about music for a while.

Then I came home and slept.

Around 5 am this morning I woke up to call my parents and I found out that they were getting on a flight. They have been trying to get out since Saturday now and finally they are coming.

So today I went to go make us a reservation at a hostel for tonight and then I went to Oberndorf, a small town north of Salzburg. It is the place where Silent Night was written. Unfortunately the chapel where the song was performed for the first time was destroyed in a flood. Now there is a very cute memorial chapel dedicated to the song and the people who wrote the song. I wish I could be there at Christmas time. Thousand of people gather there on Christmas Eve and sing Silent Night in their own language. I think that would be pretty cool to experience.

So then, as usual, it started raining and I came home. Now I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my family. They should be here any minute now, so we shall see.

Tomorrow we're heading to Vienna! I'll update again next time I have internet.

Sarah