Monthly Archives: September 2022

Here’s a short list of people who got it wrong: Alexander Pushkin; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Peter Shaffer; Miloš Forman. Prepare to see Antonio Salieri in a new light. Youth. While he might not have been a prodigy, Antonio Salieri was certainly …

The driving distance between Salzburg and Prague is a bit less than 400 kilometers or between four and five hours. However, with a 09:00 departure, you might want to stop for lunch. And if you’re going to stop for lunch, …

Are things about to get Steam-y? In the previous post I mentioned that I’d have more to say about Mozart’s older sister Maria Anna whom the family called Marianne and nicknamed Nannerl. Most standard Mozart biographies at least mention his …

After my Sound of Music speed walk through Salzburg early Thursday morning, I was able to return to the hotel, cool down, have some breakfast, take some photos from the rooftop restaurant, and meet the group in the lobby at …

I might not have been up at first light Thursday morning but it was close. Armed with my camera, my site list, and a determination to proceed apace, I set out from the hotel first returning to Mirabell Garden. My …