Date: Friday 13th June
Staying: Camping Kasern – Salzburg, Austria
Distance Travelled: 0 Miles
Song of the day: Jaded – Green Day
I think I may be about to be lynched, as I am going to say something that every other person I have spoken to will disagree with. I think Salzburg is overrated, and I don’t really like it (see me duck for cover behind the nearest Wurtzel stand, as the sauerkraut flies).
We headed into town early, trying to beat the crowds, but hit on a snag. As some of you will know, the European Football Championships are currently being held in Switzerland and Austria, Salzburg being one of the host cities. This meant that there were a lot of tourists in the city. The main square of Salzburg, which at other times I am sure is stunning, was turned into a ‘Fanzone’, where those that didn’t have a ticket to the game could watch the game on three enormous screens, with pre-match entertainment thrown in. Even an ardent football fan like me was disappointed with the effect on the place.
We went into the churches, but found them a little uninspiring; we went to the market, which was nice, but not fantastic; we even went to the restaurant recommended in our guide for a view of the city, but even that wasn’t overly impressive. It may have been because it is Friday the 13th, maybe even that we are Jaded, or even the proliferation of football paraphernalia over everything, but I think, however, I can put my finger on the problem. We were suffering a Lauterbrunnen hangover. This has happened before when we had really enjoyed a place; the next just doesn’t feel right. It happened in San Sebastian after our Chateau weekend, it happened in Croatia and Como after Camping Fusina; Andorra after the Grand Prix. I think the only solution is not to leave anywhere that we like.
The next game in Salzburg is tomorrow night (Russia v Greece. Black market tickets are at around €800, so I won’t be going, no matter how much I want too), so the city, and our camp ground, are gradually filling up with Russian fans, (the Greeks were already here after their last game) which will hopefully give us some excitement.
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I guess Salzburg appealed to me because of its connection with the great composers (Mum being a music teacher and all) so I just really wanted to visit there. It poured with rain on the day so Tony had to buy a "music" umbrella with sudden urgency to protect his camera!
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