Grand Craic: Schnitzel Efficiency

City of salt, birthplace of Mozart, deep fried pork.... we really went into Salzburg with one question in mind... honestly, how do you solve a problem like Maria? Despite all my protests and complete lack of enthusiasm 3G (gay gay Gareth) dragged me along to a Sound of Music Tour. But before we get to that I must rave a little bit about just how good the schnitzel is here (general region), I am not normally a schnitzel fan, in fact I don't really even like pork much (maybe I should be Jewish... I mean one of my good friends [Cello] has already converted). But really I couldn't get enough of the schnit... until I met with Schnitzelmidt... but that's a WHOLE other story.

For some reason all there famous monuments were covered in plastic! This photo was actually very hard to take!

Graz, getting angry at little people (lets call them elves)

Monks, brewing up some great beverages at the Augustiner Braustubl. Seriously, what a life... lets get drunk everyday and sing songs! Too bad about the chastity thing though. They should have big bashes with thte local nunnery. Swing off chandeliers, that sort of stuff.

They like there little people here... I happen to be one.

At first I was very urgh... But then I thought we were here, lets make the most of it. So I tried to start singing the songs... which were BLARING the entire trip as you can imagine. But actually didn't know the words to most of it. Did you know most people in Salburg didn't even know that the Sound of Music movie existed, and most didn't see it till a few years ago when it was finally released in Austria in german format. And did you know that the home of Redbull is actually nearby! Ok here it is...

I've been cast for the follow-up movie.... what sound?.

The actual Gezebo from the movie, Graz was 16 going on 17.

Strolling along the same hill that Maria did....

This bull apparently saved the town once. They were beseiged by someone (probably Napolean the little shit) the whole town were starving. But to show the enemy they still had lots of food they painted their only remaining cow a different colour everyday and 'paraded' it to the enemy. Who subsequently withdrew, thinking the seige might last another year or something like that...

Castletop lemon tinged beer!

My favoured dog of the trip so far

Apparently I wasn't allowed in

We then decided to head to Berchtesgaden, holiday destination of the 3rd Reich and home of the Eagle Nest. It was a most wonderful serene town. We ended up staying in a 300 bed hostel... and we were the only people there. This was our view... just amazing

We only had to pay €12 for this view

Apparently my doggies can just 'do' it anywhere

We took ages trying to find this particular schnitzel house recommended by the lonely planet, and surprise surprise it was closed. We ended up stumbling into this pub, with only 7 people in it and they all knew each other. One of those we entered and the whole placed stopped kind of thing. Anyway there was a head of the fucking HUGE rabbit (pictured above) it was about the size of my head, but what's more is that it had horns!!!! Devil rabbit! I later founf out that the horns were a local joke.. very funny

This is at Konigssee, glorious. Must go there again.

Clam tranquil lakes below, magnamous mountains above... and a random church.

Blair witch style. It's the same tree!

Next it was off Munich, home of more beer and schnitzel. We stayed in the most happening hostel I've been in. We walked in and it happened to be a Jagermeister party, where we got an hour of free jager, given to us by test tubes and cyote ugly style (poured right into our mouth) We had a moose dancing infront of us, which we quickly pushed aside for the hot(ter) jager girls. Graz rooted a mormon in the shower. We basically lived at this bar, met all the staff including the owner, got free drinks and needless to say drank excessively. We hardly saw Munich... it was great. We also happened to spend St Patrick's day the (WTF you say). Yes I know it terrible considering we live in Ireland, but apparently it's schnit house in Ireland... and friends who were there actaully agreed. The party is elsewhere.

Our St Pat's day consisted of lots of drinking.. the Guiness was SO SO schnit. We watched 3 games of rugby. Ireland lost the 6 nations title in an absolutely heartbreaking and controversial circumstances.