As I am sitting aboard the DB Bahn ICE train from Munich to Salzburg, I get the feeling I always get when traveling to new places. The feeling of unknown and nerves but yet excitement. Most of my excitement was for the fact that I was shortly checking into the Schloss Leopoldskron. The Schloss Leopoldskron is a hotel in Salzburg now but before it holds a lot of history. The history that was most exciting to me was that it was one of the places the Sound of Music was filmed. 

It feels like just yesterday I was writing from Germany and I am loving being back again! If you recall from my last trip to Europe, Germany really “blew” me away. I chose to not go into any travel I have with expectations so I can form my own opinions and feelings about each place. Trust me, this is not always easy. 

Heidelberg stole my heart and not because of the castle that it is so very famous for but because of the stories and how romantic of a city it is. I wish I could have stayed longer as I did not feel as if one day was enough.

Erfurt is very quaint and it seemed as if everyone knew everybody. The streets are cobblestone and small with only a few that do actually allow cars to drive through. It is pretty special!

I had a fabulous woman showing me around and she said it perfectly, “Potsdam is an architectural trip around the world” and she could not be more right. There are many parts of Potsdam and that is probably why I walked over 35 miles – so worth it! I visited the city centre, French quarter, Dutch quarter, Russian quarter, Chinese tea house – you name it, they have it!