In the hotel we are staying in in Salzburg, the Heffterhof, we have an accessible room. The tap in the bathroom has a sensor so that it switches on when you put your hand under it, and there is a handle for changing the temperature. The soap in the bathroom is liquid so and the dispenser is at a height that it can easily be reached by a person in a wheelchair. There are grab rails around the bathroom for easy access.
After breakfast of tea, bread, cheese and meats in the breakfast room, we jumped in the car and headed of to Salzburg town for some sightseeing. We had lunch at a cafe and walked around, taking in all the various smells, sights, and sounds of Salzburg. Mum and Dad went off on their own and my sister, brother in law and I went in the other direction. We walked towards a pretty looking church and decided to go in and have a look around. Before we knew it, we were in a church service. Although it was conducted in German, it was nice to listen to and the organ player sat on a platform, high above the congregation. There was also a choir, and we stayed and listened to them singing a couple of songs. I thought they sounded really beautiful.
In the afternoon we went to the Mirbel Garden. The Mirabel Garden is a famous garden in Salzburg with hundreds of plants and flowers, as well as fountains and statues. It was huge and we walked around and looked at the flowers for a while. Then we wandered back to the car, and looked at all the many stalls of a street market as we walked.
On the way back to our hotel we stopped in at a supermarket to buy some groceries and things for dinner. We went back to our room and had what I call a 'supermarket dinner' of meat, cheese, bread,and other bits and pieces, which was absolutely delicious. I always enjoy having supermarket dinners in our room at least once whenever we go on holidays, I think they are always a really memorable aspect of a holiday, and they are something I hope to do when I start having holidays of my own.
Tomorrow is going to be a big day of driving so after dinner we just relaxed until we went to bed.
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