Every photograph below was taken by us, on a trip we took ourselves. Nothing here is stock, and nothing shows a place we have not stood in.
In the brass instrument workshop 
Working through the instrument catalog 
At the workbench, comparing mouthpieces 
At the workbench with the maker 
Holding a finished horn in the workshop 
The lakeside path along the water 
The lake between its mountain walls 
On the viewing platform out over the lake 
Still water and the peaks reflected 
The far end of the lake in flat light 
In coveralls at the entrance to the salt mine 
The underground lake lit blue 
The salt chamber in red and green light 
Green light across the underground water 
The valley from high above the village 
The lake through the trees in low cloud 
The village roofs from the hillside 
The mountains doubled in the still lake 
The lake and the shoreline mirrored 
The village church above the water 
The mine tunnel running into the mountain 
The alp above the village 
The skywalk platform above the valley 
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Roofs and the church spire from above 
The path down through the meadows 
Boots up on the grass above the lake 
The wooden slide down through the salt mine 
The village from the water's edge 
The group by the lake 
Clear water at the shore, mountains beyond 
The village strung along the foot of the cliff 
The lake flat calm in the afternoon 
A jetty running out from the shore 
The group on the lakeside path 
By the lake with the village behind 
At the entrance to the salt mine 
In the miners' coveralls underground 
In the tunnel into the mountain 
The long courtyard of Melk Abbey 
The abbey dome above the courtyard fountain 
The painted ceiling of the abbey 
The twin-towered abbey church front 
The gilded nave of the abbey church 
The abbey gardens and the terrace café 
The family in front of the abbey church 
Outside the abbey at Melk 
A church front on a narrow street at night 
The fortress above the Salzach at dusk 
A baroque church front with flags out 
The painted nave and high altar 
The fortress on its ridge above the square 
The golden sphere on Kapitelplatz, cathedral behind 
The steps down into the catacombs 
The old town and its domes from the fortress 
A chamber cut into the rock of the Mönchsberg 
St Peter's tower and the cathedral domes 
The graveyard at St Peter's, arcades behind 
The catacomb chapels in the cliff face 
The town below the fortress walls 
The fortress courtyard and its white tower 
The whole old town from the fortress 
Inside the fortress, the keep above 
The fortress courtyard and its well 
The chapel and clock inside the walls 
The rooftops and the river from the ramparts 
The old town spread out below 
The funicular tunnel up to the fortress 
The Salzach and the far bank 
The nave of St Peter's, painted and gilded 
The Kollegienkirche, the university church, across its square 
A quiet square in the old town 
The Mirabell gardens with the fortress beyond 
The garden gate and the beds behind it 
The cathedral domes from St Peter's 
Getreidegasse and its wrought-iron shop signs 
The old town from the hill in summer 
A church square with the hills behind 
In front of the domes of Salzburg Cathedral 
The family in the Mirabell gardens 
The cathedral front and the Marian column 
The river at sunset, the town along the bank 
The dome and the arcaded courtyard at night 
The family above the town, the domes below 
On the Mönchsberg with the hills behind 
The graveyard paths at St Peter's 
Grave markers and roses in the churchyard 
The cliff rising straight behind the buildings 
The churchyard under the rock face 
The group on Residenzplatz 
In the Mirabell gardens, the flower beds behind 
Dinner in a courtyard in the old town 
Beef, carrots and a red sauce 
Steak and potatoes with rosemary 
Ravioli under wilted spinach 
At the Mirabell gates, the fortress behind 
The Salzach and the old town in winter 
The cemetery arcades under the fortress 
The cathedral domes from the window 
Ore in the rock face 
Three of us with the cathedral behind 
Graves under the cliff wall 
On the fortress terrace, the mountains behind 
The flag over the city from the fortress 
The courtyard inside the fortress 
Armor painted on a door 
The tower and the mountain behind it 
Marionettes in the cabinet 
The coach and horses in miniature 
The river, the town and the fortress 
The archway through to the bar 
Kiss and Go: the drop-off sign 
Four of us at the table 
By the river, the locks on the rail 
The Getreidegasse and its iron signs 
Looking out over the city 
At the railing, the mountains behind 
The abbey from the path under the cliff 
The domes framed in the window 
The square, the fortress above it 
Crossing the square below the fortress 
Two figures on the red light 
Two figures on the green light 
The cross on the summit 
The cable car up the mountain 
The valley and the big ridge beyond 
By the statue in the courtyard 
In the tunnel at the salt mine 
On the steps inside the mine 
The towers from the roof 
Inside the cathedral, looking up 
The bridge and the old town 
Mirabell at dusk, the fortress beyond 
The gardens and the fountain 
The garden dome and the mountain 
On the plinth in the dwarf garden 
Balanced on the plinth 
Crouched on the plinth 
Kissing one of the dwarfs 
Face to face with a dwarf 
Nose to nose with the stone 
Photographing the fountain 
Schnitzel, potatoes and cranberry 
Pizza with arugula and mozzarella 
The city lit from above 
The fortress and the river at night 
The moon over the town 
A baroque front on a side street 
On the train in, cameras already out 
At the fountain in the Mirabell gardens 
Up in the branches of the Mirabell plane tree 
Green country and the mountains from the fortress 
The town spread out under low cloud 
The whole party in a fortress window seat 
Candlelit tables in a vaulted dining room 
The glass-roofed courtyard of the restaurant 
The first course, plated 
Watching the country go by from the carriage 
In front of the Mirabell fountain, fortress behind 
The clipped linden walk in the Mirabell gardens 
Through the ironwork gate into the flowerbeds 
Looking straight up into the cathedral dome 
The nave and the patterned marble floor 
St Peter’s churchyard with the fortress above 
Along the fortress wall, pointing something out 
On the fortress wall above the town 
Sitting out the rain in the fortress 
Under the old winch gear in the fortress yard 
The long table before dinner 
Red seats filling up before the concert 
A Mozartkugel out of its foil 
White houses and gray roofs inside the walls 
Through the Mirabell gate, the fortress beyond 
The old town across the Salzach on a gray morning 
A baroque nave in white and gold 
A Gothic nave and its stone vaulting 
St Peter's cemetery under the cliff 
The valley from the fortress walls 
The city through a fortress window 
The clock tower in the fortress courtyard 
Rooftops and domes from the fortress 
The old town from above in summer 
The abbey tower below the cliff 
The cathedral domes through a barred window 
The well in St Peter's cemetery 
The fortress and the domes across the river 
Mirabell at dusk, the fortress behind 
The fountain and its statue group at Mirabell 
The old town lit along the river 
Under the glass roof, the tower of St Stephen's above 
In the tiered auditorium of the Staatsoper 
A fiaker and its pair coming down the street 
The Hofburg across Michaelerplatz 
The plague column on the Graben, crowds below 
The ribbed vaulting of St Stephen's 
Rooftops and domes from the tower of St Stephen's 
A weathered carved head on the stonework 
The cast sheet for Il Barbiere di Siviglia 
The stage from the circle, the singers on 
On the staircase inside the opera house 
The classical front of the Parliament 
The green dome of the Peterskirche 
The Ankeruhr clock spanning the alley 
The Karlskirche across its pool 
Outside the Hofburg gate 
A square at blue hour, the column lit 
The tiers and boxes of the Staatsoper 
The stage set under the house lights 
A red tram on the ring 
The Graben looking toward the column 
St Stephen's at night from the square 
In the foyer of the opera house 
The board announcing Le Nozze di Figaro 
The nave of St Stephen's looking up 
The high altar and baroque side altars of St Stephen's 
The Pummerin bell in the north tower 
The patterned tile roof of St Stephen's 
St Stephen's lit against a deep blue sky 
The city skyline after dark 
St Stephen's from the corner of the square 
In front of the baroque altars of St Stephen's 
Coffee and cake in a Viennese café 
Dressed up for the evening in Tracht and dirndl 
The painted dome of the Karlskirche from inside 
The Burgtheater and the market on the ring 
The Belvedere across its reflecting pool 
The Belvedere gardens running down the slope 
The front of the military history museum 
The car Franz Ferdinand was shot in 
A siege gun in the museum hall 
The painted ceiling above the museum stair 
The Maria Theresa monument between the museums 
The spire of St Stephen's over the rooftops 
The Graben lit at dusk 
Outside Café Mozart at night 
The Karlskirche lit and reflected in the pool 
The Gloriette above the Schönbrunn gardens 
The Schönbrunn park from the hill 
The gilded altar inside the Peterskirche 
The Graben at dusk with the cafés out 
The family in front of St Stephen's 
An ice cream sundae at the café table 
Cake at the table on the sidewalk 
Inside the Karlskirche, altar and dome 
The Spanish Riding School hall 
Lipizzaners working in the arena 
The family on the grand staircase 
Under the lights in the opera house 
St Stephen's lit above the rooftops 
At the Mozart monument, the treble clef in flowers 
On the lawn outside the palace 
The eagle on the roofline 
Outside the Palmenhaus 
A fiaker passing the palace front 
A fiaker and its pair out in the street 
The arcaded courtyard at midday 
With a couple in Tracht outside the Hofburg 
In front of the Hofburg dome 
The café terrace, full 
Inside St Stephen's, the checkered floor 
The patterned roof tiles up close 
Over the rooftops from the tower 
The roof and the city beyond 
St Stephen's from the square, sun behind 
From the circle, the stage lit 
The club under red light 
Under the Meinl umbrellas in the park 
Apfelstrudel under vanilla sauce 
A Gothic church on an empty square 
The obelisk, the museums behind 
At the fountain on the Hofburg front 
A red shopfront on the Graben 
The Loden-Plankl shopfront 
The plague column and the crowd on the Graben 
Stephansplatz, glass against the cathedral 
The plague column, close 
The cathedral roof from the street below 
The fountain running in the park 
The Maria Theresa monument and its horsemen 
The bronze elephant outside the museum 
At the Maria Theresa monument 
The café street under its awnings 
Kaiserschmarrn in the pan, with plum 
The Kaiserschmarrn board: ten to fifteen minutes 
The rooftops and the spire from above 
Sunset through the glass wall 
The fountain lit blue at night 
Outside the Russian Orthodox cathedral 
A flak tower standing in the trees 
The sign on the gun tower 
The flak tower behind the sports fence 
The tower above the running track 
The sign on the control tower 
Herbert von Karajan Platz, the opera behind 
Chocolate cake, most of the way gone 
Iced coffee under the cream 
The Danube shore in winter 
A doner kebab at the table 
Outside the Hofburg on Michaelerplatz 
The Graben at dusk 
A dirndl and a suit in the window 
In the opera foyer before it starts 
The opera staircase 
In the box, waiting for the curtain 
The chandelier and the painted ceiling 
Under the ceiling, Rossini on the wall 
The set from above, the pit below 
The ballet on stage 
Under the Staatsoper sign 
Breakfast: a croissant and scrambled egg 
Three of us in front of St Stephen's 
Lunch at a table outside 
St Stephen's floodlit 
The gilded altar at the end of the nave 
The Mozart monument and its flowerbed 
In the auditorium before the lights go down 
Reflected in the mirrored corridor 
Salmon, potatoes and spinach 
The lion fountain in the square 
A few bars written out and signed 
Dinner, one of us in Tracht 
Schnitzel on one plate, sausage and a fried egg on the other 
The old shopfront lit at night 
The plaque on the house where Mozart wrote Figaro 
The street at night, its windows lit 
Coffee and croissants at breakfast 
At the fountain in the afternoon 
Under the carved column 
Inside the dome, looking up 
The dome from directly underneath 
A racing car parked on the Ring 
At the café table in the garden 
The Rathaus behind the festival stage 
The crowd in front of the Rathaus 
At the Belvedere pond 
In front of the Belvedere 
The Belvedere gardens, empty 
Beside the field gun in the museum 
The hall of columns 
The painted ceiling and its medallions 
Eating on the Graben 
The Time Travel sign on Michaelerplatz 
The inner courtyard of the Hofburg 
The curve of the Neue Burg 
Two of us at the Maria Theresa monument 
The obelisks at the Schönbrunn gate 
At the gate into Schönbrunn 
At the Neptune Fountain 
The Neptune Fountain and its basin 
The pond, and the Gloriette across it 
The Gloriette on the hill 
The clipped avenue running downhill 
The garden seen through the arch 
Schnitzel in the garden restaurant 
Two cones on a hot afternoon 
The spire over the street at night 
Outside the Albertina after dark 
The horseman lit from below 
Under the painted ceiling in the arcade 
The arcade ceiling and its chandeliers 
In the opera arcade 
The gilded hall 
On the Graben at night 
Lunch outside, the two of them 
A model of the cathedral on the street 
At the gate, the two of them 
The altar and the checkered floor 
On the carved staircase inside the cathedral 
A fruit cup at the cafe table 
Under the painting in the gallery 
Lunch with the city out of the window 
Four of us under the dome 
The big painting in its gilded frame 
The galleries filling before the ride 
The riding school from the gallery 
A rider working the arena 
Two horses in the arena 
The table, all of us around it 
The curtain up on the backdrop 
The crossing light on red 
The crossing light on green 
Grilled sausages and salad on the plate 
St Stephen's lit against the night 
A brass band in Tracht playing in the square 
Michaelerplatz and the dome of the Hofburg 
The tiled roof of the cathedral over the city 
The flak tower in the Augarten 
The gun tower from directly beneath 
Under the painted ceiling of the opera house 
The auditorium seen from a box 
The tiers and the seat-back screens 
The nave of St Stephen's 
The spires floodlit 
The cathedral behind, on a gray morning 
The Parliament and its columns 
In our seats before it started 
Under the painted ceiling 
The lane toward the cathedral 
The dome of the Peterskirche 
At the table in the paneled room 
The cathedral lit behind us 
The city hall behind the festival crowd 
Under the oval dome 
Flat out on the red seats in the MuseumsQuartier 
On the red seats in the courtyard 
The palace and the city from the hill 
The tiled roof behind us 
At the west front of the cathedral 
The square at night 
Under the chandelier in the painted hall 
The pews and the carved reliefs 
Four of us in the cathedral 
An ice cream sundae at the table 
The painted dome and its windows 
In the gallery at the riding school 
In the entrance hall 
The domed hall and its mural 
The crossing light showing two women Thinking about Austria?
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