Deeanne Gist - www.deeannegist.com - Inspirational Romance Author

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Austria

***THE HILLS ARE ALIVE!*** Yep. That's me. On the hill that Julie herself sang on. And, yep, I sang the song. Right out loud. For those of you just joining us, we are reminiscing about a backpacking trip through Europe that my college roommate and I took in the 1980s. So far, we have traveled through Norway, Denmark and Germany.

Today, our stop is in Salzburg, Austria. We visited Leopoldskon Castle (where some of the patio and outside scenes of the film were shot) the opera house (where the VanTrapps sang So Long, Farewell in the festival), Mirabell Garden (where Maria & kids cavort while singing Do-Re-Mi in their matching outfits), St. Peter's Graveyard (where they hid when the Nazis were after them), Resident Fountain (where Maria splashes the "sea"

horse while singing I've Got Confidence), and--of course--the Summer House (Sixteen Going on Seventeen).

A close-up inside the Summer House:

Here I am splashing the "sea" horse at Residence Fountain. If the picture looks blurry, that's because it is. I was a college student and had a cheap camera.

We are going to overnight a couple of days in Salzburg while we take a few day trips. Tomorrow, we visit Eagle's Nest, so stay tuned!

posted by Deeanne at 11:37 AM

15 Comments:

Barb said...: Wow, if only the producers had seen you and your girlfriend in all those spots before they filled in the cast roster! You coulda had a whole different, musical-actress life!
Deeanne said...: Ha! Except for just one thing ... I can't sing! (But my mom *assures* me everyone has pretty singing voices in Heaven. All I gotta say is: We better!)

:-)
Susan said...: How bout this one...

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things...

My Favorite Things was one of my favorites. Performed The Sound of Music with my choir class in sixth grade. We put on a BIG production in Hofheinz Pavilion that was recorded and put onto an album. YEAH.... that's right. I'm A Star ;-) You can't quite hear my voice on it though, which is probably a good thing.
Barb said...: I want Peggy Lee's voice when I get to Heaven. She had it all this time, so she'll probably want something different herself. Maybe we can trade... :oD
Deeanne said...: Oh, noooooo! I never thought about *whose* voice I wanted. Ohmygosh. Let me think ... okay, I'm gonna have to go with Whitney Houston's. Man, does that woman have a set of pipes on her!

Susan? Meg? Girls & Guys? Whose pipes do you want?
Barb said...: And I-I-I will always luv yooOOOOOOuu!
I'd take Karen Carpenter's voice too. Definitely. I'm a lit-tle bit flexible...
Susan said...: That's a good one Barb. I so sound like her when I karaoke. NOT! She does have a great voice though. Newest Idol (Carrie Underwood) has a beautiful voice too.
Barb said...: Maybe I can have Peggy Lee's and Susan can have Karen Carpenter's and Miz Dee can have Carrie Underwood's!
Barb said...: We could form an all-girl trio and take turns singing lead!
Jezreel said...: Who's voice would I want? Hmmm. Nichole Nordeman's voice I think... Those are some nifty pics, Dee! Looking forward to more!
Meg said...: Okay, I'll play. I'd like to have Norah Jones' voice.
Barb said...: Ooo, the N girls! My husband really likes Nicole N's music. What is that song Norah sings on the radio that was such a hit? Very cool! Great choice Miz Meg!
Deeanne said...: So, Ron ... (that's my manager)... are you seeing all this *cough, cough* talent we have here??? Think you could, like, hook us up with somebody? Get us a few gigs???
EJ said...: Deeanne, are you having the best time going through these pictures? Most of my old photos make me smile, but some make me cringe! (Old band camp photos with 80's hair!) I need to do what you're doing and scan them into the computer.
Deeanne said...: Ah, EJ. I'm lookin' at the photos and thinking, "Look at those itsy-bitsy thighs. What happened to those???"

Reading my journal entries from this adventure produce reactions in me that range from humor to horror.

It's definitely a trip--pun intended!

;-)