Salzburg–Dec. 2, 2025

First, some pictures taken from the area near the hotel where I was staying:

Blue building with silhouettes of people in many colors

A cutout of man in suit pointing to tire.

I think this guy is a relative of the man at Babe’s Mufflers in San José.

Tire service building; on roof, a large cutout of a man in a suit and tie holding a car tire.

Wall painting of owl; red face, greenbody

Wall painting of a dragon-like creature.

Wall painting of blue origami cranes “flying”

Abstract loop figures painted on side of building

Bus shelter; one side has a colorful abstract painting. At the back of the shelter is a planter.

We’ll see more of this hill later...

I made my way to the Altstadt (old town) area and took some pictures there.

Neben diesem Hause stand von 1616-1894 das Linzertor (with painting of a building)

Near this house stood the Linzertor from 1616-1894.

This vending machine bakes the pizza when you order it. I was going to try it, but € 6,95 was way too high a price for a slice of pizza.

Carving of saint pierced by arrows, attended by cherubim.

This is St. Sebastian

Front of church; large reliefwork above door is the saint with arrows in his body

Clock at right angles to a building. Company name is Scheffer; clock is slightly tilted to the left.

The time is correct, but the clock is tilted a bit.

Other side of clock; the upper half of the face is missing.

And the other side is even worse.

Literally, “Kings little alley”...

...and when they say “little”, they mean it.

Weathered carving of a man’s head on plaque dedicated to “Dem grossen Sänger u. Mensch Richard Mayer”

Dedicated to the great singer and human being, Richard Mayer.

I then went uphill to Kapuzinerberg to see the Capuchin monastery at the top.

Reliefwork dedicated to St. Francis; dated 1617

3-D diorama of Jesus and a person in ecclesiastical garb. Behind them, two soldiers

Plaque at entrance to Capuchin monastery, dated 1632.

City view from terrace; in center the dome of a church

At left, modern art museum; at right, old castle-like building

View from terrace; at left, church spire. at right, the river. Steep hill in foreground

Bust of Stefan Zweig atop a large rectangular pillar.

This is a monument to Stefan Zweig.

Street sign in Fraktur for Stefan-Zweig-Weg. A sign nearby says „Begehen der Stiegen u. Stiege bei Laub, Schnee u. Eis, auf eigene Gefahr“

There’s a street named after him. The other sign says ”Going on the steps and steps with leaves, snow, and ice at your own risk.”

Stone arch; through arch are steps leading to a wooded area

Wooden birdhouse with door frame in green, on a dark green base

Person in glasses, puffy white jacket, and English driving cap standing next to bust of Mozart

Proof that I really was there.

Back of Mozart Monument: „Errichtet von der internationalen Mozartstiftung.“

Erected by the International Mozart Foundation.

mossy stairs in wooded area. To left, green trees; to right, trees with reddish-gold autumn leaves

City view. In center, a building with red, orange, yellow, and green balconies

View from atop Mönchsberg; city in foreground, hills in background

City view; houses in foreground, in midground a railway center with a train on one of the tracks; city buildings in background

Relief of kneeling monk, looking up toward heaven. There are holes in the hands, and a rosary around his waist. The plauqe beneath is in Latin, with a date of 1629.

White wall with funnel-shaped window openings and staggered gray blocks at corner

In foreground, bushes and branches. In background, the Festung; above it, dark gray clouds

Festung at right, open green area at ground level at left.

Wooden cross on wooden door. Instead of Jesus, it has intricate metalwork on the cross.

Stone niche with painted crucifix and votive candles in foreground

Plaque at entrance to Capuchin Cloister.

Painting of bald, bearded monk praying in front of a crucifix. The monk has a halo behind his head.

Statue on side of building of man in monk’s robes, hands raised, with a book in one hand.

Bridge in foreground; in background, an old church with a green spire.

Bridge in foreground; in background, a fairly modern church with a pointy roof and a clock about halfway up

Back down at ground level. Here are some paintings on a building where they sell women’s dresses. (The text rhymes in German: )

Painting of man driving a wagon. „Der Frächter führt es überland“

The freight carrier drives it over land

Merchant examining bolt of cloth. „Der Kaufherr prüft’s mit kund’ger Hand“

The merchant examines it with a skillful hand

Person picking up cloth: „Zur Auswahl liegt as Tuch bereit“

The cloth is available for selection

People sewing clothing: „und Jedermann wählt hier sein Kleid“

And everyone chooses their dress here

More pictures from the city...

White stone church with green dome/spire. At bottom of picture, Christmas lights and Christmas market stalls

Statue of a bishop with mitre. In his hand, a shepherd’s staff with a gold top.

Bald, bearded man in a Greek/Roman toga. In his hand, gold and silver keys.

Man with long beard in Greek/Roman robe. In one hand, a sword with a gold hilt. In the other hand, a book.

Statue of bishop in robes, wearing a miter. In his hand, a staff with a gold top.

Carving of two lions holding a heraldic shield. A plaque beneath is dated 1610.

Large golden sphere with lifelike statue of person in white shirt, dress pants, and tie. Church spire in background at right.

This artwork is by Stephan Balkenhol

Metal model of Altstadt Salzburg with braille annotation

Closer view of metal model of Altstadt Salzburg with braille annotation

Church clock tower in background; beneath it, a painting of Christ taken down from cross

Statue of bearded bishop with mitre and in robes; statue is in a niche.

Carving of bearded monk, hands folded over chest, gazing at a crucifix

Three parallelogram windows and two oval windows beneath.

Plaque in honor of P. Peter Singer, dated 1883

Bronze patina statue of lion on its haunches

Museum der Moderne

There are two buildings for the Museum der Moderne; one is at ground level, the other on top of Mönchsberg. The one at ground level is the one I visited first.

Poster of a social media post showing women’s bodies on which quotes from Trump are written in marker.

A frame of horizontal wooden rods with paint on them (as viewed from side)

This looks like a collection of wooden rods from this angle...

When viewed from front, rods form the painting of a nude woman in classical style

...but when viewed from the front, you can see what it is designed to be.

Machine with pipe organ pipes sticking out of the top

Under the spell of Mozart’s Magic Flute

I was a bit disappointed by how small the museum was. Then the people at the ticket counter told me that the larger one was up on top of Mönchsberg, so I was on my way uphill again...