10 done 26 more to go...

Since sometime in April I've been doing triathlon training after school on Wednesdays. 

250m swim

14km bike

2.5km run

I was the only girl in training! With around 12 boys. While in Austria we practiced the swimming in the tiny pool at the hotel. I had to do 36 laps! Ashlynn joined me and did them with me. It was good to practice the swim, because in training we were only get to practice 2 times. 

Ashlynn and I practicing the swim in the pool.

Slidin' in the Salz Mines

In the salt mines there were 2 wooden slides. The first was shorter than the second. As we were getting ready our hearts were beating fast, but once you had done the first one, the second one was more fun. Ashlynn was going so fast!! 39km per hour!! Mommy and I went much slower. Our funny costumes had some kind of rubber on the butt to slow us down. It was really funny. Here are some photos of the slides. 

From the top of the slide

From the bottom

At the very end was the mine train. We had barley understood any of the whole tour. The tour guide would speak for 5 minutes in German then say about two sentences in English - really annoying.The mine train was really fun. It actually went pretty fast.  We sat near the front and watched as the tiny hole at the end of the tunnel got bigger and bigger. Of course it was still raining! :)

Salz Welten

The next day we went to a Salt Mine in the town of Halsatt. We got dressed up in funny clothes so that we wouldn't ruin our clothes while sliding down the slides. Then we walked up the mountian to the entrance of the mine. We were expecting fake people diging up salt, but there wasn't any. 

Us in our strange clothes

Circle Tunnel

We followed a very long tunnel, VERY long! Sometimes, when the wall weren't covered by wood Ashlynn and I would rub out fingers on the wall and lick them to see if we could taste any salt!

After that was the strange shaped tunnel.

Do-Re-Mi!

In the song 'Do-Re-Mi' Maria and the children run through the gardens below. 

Victorian McDonalds

On the main shopping street were all these cool old fashion looking signs. Some of the chain stores didn't have any, like HEMA- a clothes store. We were surprised when we saw an old fashioned sign for McDonalds. Below is the picture of the sign. 

More Sound of Music

After the tour we wandered around, looking for the other Sound of Music sights. Here are some photos of the ones we saw that day.

The Fountain that Maria runs by in 'I have confidence'

The gate at the convent. The one that the children come up to. 

The inside of the convent was done in a studio. This bit and the bit in the next photo were the only real parts that were filmed in Salzburg. 

The Last Songs

Like most tourists we wanted to go and see the Sound of Music attractions. We rushed down the mountain so we wouldn't be late for our tour at the  Festival Hall. In one of the last scenes the Von Trapp Family sing in a big 'outdoor' concert hall. We got to go there - except it wasn't outside. In the summer they open up the roof. We got to stand on the stage and pretend we were singing. It was fun. 

Tea with jam and bread, with jam and breeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddd! 

1st place - the Von Trapp Family Singers. Oh, wait I misread, Ashlynn and Veronica!