Salzburg..in Suits

Yesterday, Thursday we went for a salt mines tour in Bavaria, just twenty minutes from the Austrian border. It was awesome, our whole group, 13 in total, bused it to the site, got there, put on our black suits and took a two hour tour first on a little rail car in the underground rail in the mountain and learned all about how "salz" was like gold back in the day. We learned about the process (in German and English) and actually got the slide down old slides to get from one place to another and we went on a boat (since flushign water in is part of the process). It was great.

After the tour we took the bus back and had lunch with everyone at a nice Italian restaurant...pizza was a nice treat. Then we met the faculty at this funny large golden ball statue with a man standing on top in one of the central plazas. We met to go to a brewery that Walt, the older Dean of the school of Education at USF who takes students every year, said was amazing and not touristy. I was like perfect lets go! He said it was a great brewery, but he did not tell us that the scenic route to get there involved like 250 steps up...though it took us a while and I was huffing and puffing, it was a great route above the city. When we got there, it was awesome, Walt bought us liter beers made by the monks where you get your mug, wash it out and get the beer from a huge keg! Having Noah and Jerry (the other faculty) come was great as well! Everyone on the trip is really great and nice!

Then Walt again recommended a restaurant for all of us to go to called something "Fuchs" which means fox and we had the most amazing food, including Kangaroo (not me because I am a vegetarian) and cheese dumplings!

Day 1 Seminar

Today we woke up a little later and came to the Schloss or Castle where the Sound of Music was filmed. We moved into our little single dormish rooms in the residence next to the castle and I have a beautiful view of the lake...There are about 60 students and amazing faculty.

I am tired now but will write more later....