Pictures from Sound of Music tour

Our Sound of Music tour was a multicultural affair. We were two Americans, two Brits, two Japanese, and one Australian living in Dubai, and none of us had a deep love for the movie, but none of us complained when our tourguide played the movie soundtrack, either. There was even some foot tapping and head bobbing.

We visited the cathedral where the wedding scene was filmed (second pic). The first pic is of the town with the cathedral--very picturesque. In the background of the third pic is the house that was used (on the outside anyway) for the von Trapps' house. And the fourth pic--that one is obvious--the famous gazebo! Only the outside of this gazebo was used--the inside shots were filmed on a soundstage. The gazebo is now locked because an 80-year-old woman broke her hip while jumping from bench to bench a few years ago. All it takes is one person to ruin it for the rest of us...

The movie, while popular around the world, is not widely known in Austria, as it played in the country for only three weeks. A German movie had come out several years prior and portrayed the von Trapp family's story more realistically. Incidentally, they did not escape by walking over a mountain--a mountain that leads to Germany--they left on a train. Nevertheless, if you can suspend disbelief--or something--the movie is great fun, as is the tour.