MIRABELL GARDEN AND PALACE

The Mirabell Gardens is a good example of a typical baroque park. It was built in the 18th century following the plans of the famous architect Fischer von Erlach. Countless statues inspired by Greek myths can be seen throughout the park and they symbolize the four elements of nature: fire, water, air and earth. This is also where, right by the Pegasus fountain, Maria and the Von Trapp children started that famous "Do-re-mi" ditty in The Sound Of Music.

Location: Salzburg, Austria

SALZBURG - MOZART'S CITY

The Baroque style Salzburg Cathedral is one of the main draws of the city aside from the Hohensalzburg fortress which sits on a hill where I shot this view. Mozart was baptized in this church.

Location: Salzburg, Austria

PRICELESS WINDOW VIEW

We stayed in a small, cheap, but clean hostel with very basic amenities. However, the view from the room was priceless. This is St. James Cathedral's spire early in the morning as I stood by the window with my coffee, listening to the bells toll and watching the first rays of the sun slowly illuminating the craggy mountain peaks in the backdrop.

Location: Innsbruck, Austria

BEAUTIFUL AUSTRIAN COUNTRYSIDE

The highway to Vienna leads into the mountains in the far distance. It's a 3-hour drive via beautiful alpine countryside from Salzburg where we stopped along the route to picnic and savor the great scenery all around.

Location: Salzburg, Austria

HIGH UP IN THE TYROLEAN ALPS

High up in the Tyrolean mountains, you can see the whole spread of Innsbruck including the River Inn (from where the city gets its name) that cuts through it. We were sitting on some rocks at the top of the 2,330-meter Hafelekar mountain accessed by the Nordkette cable car when I shot this view, after waiting for almost half an hour for the clouds to part below.

Location: Innsbruck, Austria