The Hills are alive with the sound of clinking cash registers OR Lou gets to sing!

Lou had the best day. She got to live the dream of seeing locations from her favourite movie AND she won a quiz on the bus. She got to splash water from the fountains in the Mirabell Gardens and she ate Appelstrudel in Mondsee at a sunny Austrian cafe. But most importantly, she was on a tour that  encouraged you to sing along with the soundtrack!

Evidently most Austrians have never seen the  Hollywood version with its inaccuracies, instead knowing the German movie "the Von Trapp Family" much better. Doesn't stop them from cashing in on the 300 000 tourists who come to Salzburg specifically to see the hills come alive, even after 30 years. Either way, yesterday was another bucket list item ticked off. Despite the guide telling us the true story ( he also said some people have written to him claiming he has ruined their lives) we got to have a little Hollywood in our lives, if only for a while. 

How do you solve a problem like Maria? Marry her to an Austrian Baron!