The Sound of Music Tour
I don't know whether taking the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg is
cheesy or not, but I do know that for a good friend and me, college
students in 1984, visiting the sights of the famous musical was,
ironically, like a visit home.
The tour conjured fond memories of watching the movie and singing the
songs on holiday evenings with family and friends and, for the first
time in months, we felt quintessentially American.
It was on that Sound of Music tour that we learned something
interesting about Americans abroad. Because we were traveling in
winter, we usually encountered more Australian students than
Americans in the youth hostels and trains across Europe. But on the
Sound of Music tour bus we found one other American, and immediately
began exchanging news from home, and discovering friends and
acquaintances we had in common. Hearing our conversation, a clearly
exasperated Australian about our age commented, "It's
amazing--whenever Americans meet in Europe, they ALWAYS seem to know
each other! I thought America was such a big country!"
Needless to say, I'd recommend the Sound of Music tour to anyone
looking for some fun and a whimsical afternoon.
Jeanne
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