So this is their trip to Salzburg!!!! Enjoy it.
Chapter 3.
"I cannot believe that soon we are landing in Vienna." Maria sighed as she looked out of the window while their plane was smoothly flying to its destination.
"Are you ready to go back to Salzburg?" Georg asked and squeezed his wife's hand. Maria smiled at him in response and softly nodded.
"Do you think that they will be fine without us for two weeks?" Maria asked a bit worried.
"Maria, they surely are having a good time. Our little son now has enough time to spend with his playmates, and as for the older ones now at least no one will be there to tell them to go to bed early." Georg laughed.
"You are right. I'm glad we are able to spend some time alone again." Maria gave a quick kiss on Georg's cheek.
About an hour later Maria and Georg's plane landed in Vienna. After gathering their luggage they took a cab to the railway station and boarded the train to Salzburg. They both were tired from the long flight, but definitely on high spirit. The couple just sat in their train department, both of them speechless. They were filled with excitement and anticipation as well as a little fear was consuming their minds of what their old country, their home was going to be like.
The setting sun was shining bright in the skies giving a magical glow to the city when the train pulled into the Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. Upon getting off the train both of them tried to get the fresh and familiar Austrian air into their lungs. The scent of home touched both of them. During the taxi ride they tried to take as much as they could from the scenery. Familiar places and sounds came into view that left both of them silent. Exchanging a quick look with each other Georg nodded and smiled while a few tears were running down on Maria's cheeks. The car stopping in front of Hotel Bristol woke them up from their daydream.
"Welcome home, Baroness." Georg said as helping Maria get out of the car. Their eyes traveled upwards and Maria couldn't contain a few tears of joy when her eyes found the Untersberg. Georg pulled her close to him and they entered the hotel. Their luggage was delivered to the suite while they completed the check-in procedures.
The elevator took them to the top floor and the couple walked hand in hand to the door of the honeymoon suite. In a way Maria recalled the feeling she had gone through when Georg and she approached the same door 25 years ago. It felt different this time. She was no longer a young scared bride on her wedding night, but a married woman instead. The same train of thought crossed Georg's mind and he smiled at the memory of his adorably innocent young wife.
"Does it look familiar?" Georg asked with twinkle in his eyes when they reached the door. He pushed it widely open and gathered his arms around Maria bending down he tried to pick her up. He lifted her a bit from the floor but Maria protested.
"Georg, what are you doing? Put me down! You hear me?" Maria protested very well being aware of the time that had passed since their wedding day and knowing that Georg was not really in shape for these exercises anymore.
"Your wish is granted, Madame. But I only wanted to do everything the way I did on our wedding night." Georg grinned as he put her down and they both burst out in laughter at the absurdity of the situation. Holding hands they walked inside the room where they had spent their wedding night. The sight of the room and the memory of their first night together left both of them breathless.
"Why don't we take a look at the view?" Georg suggested and led Maria towards the balcony.
"At the view??? Georg, I'm not nervous, nor am I scared. As much as it worked 25 years ago darling, I don't think this is what I need tonight." She responded flirtatiously and kissed her husband eagerly on his lips.
"I love you. All I want to do is to hold you tonight." Georg said while placing kisses on Maria's cheek and jaw line before they let their passion take over.
As the rays of the shining sun landed on the bed Maria slowly opened her eyes. Still a bit unconsciously she reached for her husband, but all she could find was an empty space next to her. She put on her robe and slowly started getting out of bed.
"Hello." Georg's voice caught her ears as he stood in the doorway holding a tray in his hand. Her husband walked to the bed and put down the tray next to Maria. Sitting next to her in the bed he stroked her cheek. Maria tried to stifle a yawn.
"Still jetlag." Maria said.
"Jetlag?" Georg cleared his throat. "I thought it was something else." He said while looking intensely into his wife's eyes. He couldn't help but smile at Maria's colored cheeks caused by his comment.
"What a service!" Maria wondered about all the delicious Austrian treats she found on the tray.
"I think we should eat our breakfast, and then let's go for a little adventure in the city. How does that sound?" Georg said as he took a bit of the toast.
"Perfect." Maria sighed while leaning back in the pillows and enjoying her breakfast alone with her husband.
The following days were filled with an air of nostalgia for both of them. They visited and explored again the familiar places and very often it wasn't easy to hold back their emotions when encountering their past memories. Some days were spent on chasing souvenirs for their children and grandchildren. Arm in arm they took long walks in the city, enjoyed the warm Indian summer afternoons on a cozy café's terrace sipping Austrian coffee and tasting the old forgotten delicious pastry products. Most of all they enjoyed being in each other's company and tried to make as much as they could of their time alone.
"Maria, you know what I really would like to visit? I don't know if it's possible to do so." Georg said while they enjoyed the afternoon on a Café overlooking the Residenzplatz. Maria gave him a questioning look.
"Do you think they would let us enter our old property?" Georg asked.
An hour later the couple stood at the entrance of their old house with their hearts pounding in their throats. Maria's thoughts wandered back to the afternoon when she first came to this house. Giving a reassuring smile to her husband she whispered.
"Let's try" She said and rang the bell. A few moments later seemingly the caretaker came to answer the main gate.
"Is there anything I can help you with this afternoon?" His voice sounded cold.
"I'm Captain Georg von Trapp, and this is my wife Maria. We are the former owners of this place. We left 25 years ago and we were wondering if we could see our old home again." Georg trailed off a bit worried of what the other one's reaction would be.
"I'm sorry, Sir, but I'm only the caretaker of this property. The present owners are not in town. Without their authorisation I cannot let you enter this place." The caretaker told them in a straight voice. Georg's face reflected disappointment while Maria took a hold of his hand in support.
"Oh, I see and I understand your point. We only hoped that maybe.... " His words failed before he went on: "But it's good to know that at least the house and the grounds are well maintained." Georg softly said.
"Let's go Georg" Maria said and the couple waved goodbye to the caretaker and a bit sadly they left the area of their old home.
"I wanted to get a piece of ground to take back to the US with us. Just a silly little thing I know, but it would have meant a lot to me." Georg said in a sad voice. Maria smiled at him in response without giving out any words but tightening the hold of his hand.
On the next days Maria and Georg focused on other sites of the city. Their tour brought them to various places such as Mirabell Garden and the fortress graciously overlooking the city.
"I can see all of you roaming about the city wearing those old drapes." Georg laughed and Maria joined in his laugher.
They visited Nonnberg Abbey and walked down the aisle together in the church where they had got married. To Maria's disappointment they couldn't spend much time on the Abbey grounds, nor was she able to visit her old room, but seeing those familiar places lit up her heart with joy.
Their last day in Salzburg brought them to the top of the Untersberg. Maria suddenly became the young governess sprinting to the top of the mountain. Sometimes Georg had a hard time to keep up the pace with her. When reaching the meadow where Maria taught the children how to sing, they spread out their blanket to have a little picnic.
"You should have seen our children when I brought them up here for the first time." Maria smiled at the memory.
"Oh, I'm sure they enjoyed it very much. Wish they were here with us now." Georg said a bit sadly his thought wandering over to their children.
The couple sat for a while on their blanket enjoying the view and the picnic they shared.
"I'm at home Georg. This is my mountain. This is my home." Maria let out a happy sigh. Georg smiled and gently touched his wife's face.
"It's our home, darling." He whispered.
Maria leaned her back against Georg's chest in contentment and enjoyed the safety of her husband's arms and the view of the most gorgeous mountains, her mountains.
To be continued....
Please review!
I know it's a bit sad that they couldn't visit their old home. But this story is fully in compliance with my previous one ("Journey to the Past") and in that one Georg's wish is fulfilled by Maria...
Chapter 3.
"I cannot believe that soon we are landing in Vienna." Maria sighed as she looked out of the window while their plane was smoothly flying to its destination.
"Are you ready to go back to Salzburg?" Georg asked and squeezed his wife's hand. Maria smiled at him in response and softly nodded.
"Do you think that they will be fine without us for two weeks?" Maria asked a bit worried.
"Maria, they surely are having a good time. Our little son now has enough time to spend with his playmates, and as for the older ones now at least no one will be there to tell them to go to bed early." Georg laughed.
"You are right. I'm glad we are able to spend some time alone again." Maria gave a quick kiss on Georg's cheek.
About an hour later Maria and Georg's plane landed in Vienna. After gathering their luggage they took a cab to the railway station and boarded the train to Salzburg. They both were tired from the long flight, but definitely on high spirit. The couple just sat in their train department, both of them speechless. They were filled with excitement and anticipation as well as a little fear was consuming their minds of what their old country, their home was going to be like.
The setting sun was shining bright in the skies giving a magical glow to the city when the train pulled into the Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. Upon getting off the train both of them tried to get the fresh and familiar Austrian air into their lungs. The scent of home touched both of them. During the taxi ride they tried to take as much as they could from the scenery. Familiar places and sounds came into view that left both of them silent. Exchanging a quick look with each other Georg nodded and smiled while a few tears were running down on Maria's cheeks. The car stopping in front of Hotel Bristol woke them up from their daydream.
"Welcome home, Baroness." Georg said as helping Maria get out of the car. Their eyes traveled upwards and Maria couldn't contain a few tears of joy when her eyes found the Untersberg. Georg pulled her close to him and they entered the hotel. Their luggage was delivered to the suite while they completed the check-in procedures.
The elevator took them to the top floor and the couple walked hand in hand to the door of the honeymoon suite. In a way Maria recalled the feeling she had gone through when Georg and she approached the same door 25 years ago. It felt different this time. She was no longer a young scared bride on her wedding night, but a married woman instead. The same train of thought crossed Georg's mind and he smiled at the memory of his adorably innocent young wife.
"Does it look familiar?" Georg asked with twinkle in his eyes when they reached the door. He pushed it widely open and gathered his arms around Maria bending down he tried to pick her up. He lifted her a bit from the floor but Maria protested.
"Georg, what are you doing? Put me down! You hear me?" Maria protested very well being aware of the time that had passed since their wedding day and knowing that Georg was not really in shape for these exercises anymore.
"Your wish is granted, Madame. But I only wanted to do everything the way I did on our wedding night." Georg grinned as he put her down and they both burst out in laughter at the absurdity of the situation. Holding hands they walked inside the room where they had spent their wedding night. The sight of the room and the memory of their first night together left both of them breathless.
"Why don't we take a look at the view?" Georg suggested and led Maria towards the balcony.
"At the view??? Georg, I'm not nervous, nor am I scared. As much as it worked 25 years ago darling, I don't think this is what I need tonight." She responded flirtatiously and kissed her husband eagerly on his lips.
"I love you. All I want to do is to hold you tonight." Georg said while placing kisses on Maria's cheek and jaw line before they let their passion take over.
As the rays of the shining sun landed on the bed Maria slowly opened her eyes. Still a bit unconsciously she reached for her husband, but all she could find was an empty space next to her. She put on her robe and slowly started getting out of bed.
"Hello." Georg's voice caught her ears as he stood in the doorway holding a tray in his hand. Her husband walked to the bed and put down the tray next to Maria. Sitting next to her in the bed he stroked her cheek. Maria tried to stifle a yawn.
"Still jetlag." Maria said.
"Jetlag?" Georg cleared his throat. "I thought it was something else." He said while looking intensely into his wife's eyes. He couldn't help but smile at Maria's colored cheeks caused by his comment.
"What a service!" Maria wondered about all the delicious Austrian treats she found on the tray.
"I think we should eat our breakfast, and then let's go for a little adventure in the city. How does that sound?" Georg said as he took a bit of the toast.
"Perfect." Maria sighed while leaning back in the pillows and enjoying her breakfast alone with her husband.
The following days were filled with an air of nostalgia for both of them. They visited and explored again the familiar places and very often it wasn't easy to hold back their emotions when encountering their past memories. Some days were spent on chasing souvenirs for their children and grandchildren. Arm in arm they took long walks in the city, enjoyed the warm Indian summer afternoons on a cozy café's terrace sipping Austrian coffee and tasting the old forgotten delicious pastry products. Most of all they enjoyed being in each other's company and tried to make as much as they could of their time alone.
"Maria, you know what I really would like to visit? I don't know if it's possible to do so." Georg said while they enjoyed the afternoon on a Café overlooking the Residenzplatz. Maria gave him a questioning look.
"Do you think they would let us enter our old property?" Georg asked.
An hour later the couple stood at the entrance of their old house with their hearts pounding in their throats. Maria's thoughts wandered back to the afternoon when she first came to this house. Giving a reassuring smile to her husband she whispered.
"Let's try" She said and rang the bell. A few moments later seemingly the caretaker came to answer the main gate.
"Is there anything I can help you with this afternoon?" His voice sounded cold.
"I'm Captain Georg von Trapp, and this is my wife Maria. We are the former owners of this place. We left 25 years ago and we were wondering if we could see our old home again." Georg trailed off a bit worried of what the other one's reaction would be.
"I'm sorry, Sir, but I'm only the caretaker of this property. The present owners are not in town. Without their authorisation I cannot let you enter this place." The caretaker told them in a straight voice. Georg's face reflected disappointment while Maria took a hold of his hand in support.
"Oh, I see and I understand your point. We only hoped that maybe.... " His words failed before he went on: "But it's good to know that at least the house and the grounds are well maintained." Georg softly said.
"Let's go Georg" Maria said and the couple waved goodbye to the caretaker and a bit sadly they left the area of their old home.
"I wanted to get a piece of ground to take back to the US with us. Just a silly little thing I know, but it would have meant a lot to me." Georg said in a sad voice. Maria smiled at him in response without giving out any words but tightening the hold of his hand.
On the next days Maria and Georg focused on other sites of the city. Their tour brought them to various places such as Mirabell Garden and the fortress graciously overlooking the city.
"I can see all of you roaming about the city wearing those old drapes." Georg laughed and Maria joined in his laugher.
They visited Nonnberg Abbey and walked down the aisle together in the church where they had got married. To Maria's disappointment they couldn't spend much time on the Abbey grounds, nor was she able to visit her old room, but seeing those familiar places lit up her heart with joy.
Their last day in Salzburg brought them to the top of the Untersberg. Maria suddenly became the young governess sprinting to the top of the mountain. Sometimes Georg had a hard time to keep up the pace with her. When reaching the meadow where Maria taught the children how to sing, they spread out their blanket to have a little picnic.
"You should have seen our children when I brought them up here for the first time." Maria smiled at the memory.
"Oh, I'm sure they enjoyed it very much. Wish they were here with us now." Georg said a bit sadly his thought wandering over to their children.
The couple sat for a while on their blanket enjoying the view and the picnic they shared.
"I'm at home Georg. This is my mountain. This is my home." Maria let out a happy sigh. Georg smiled and gently touched his wife's face.
"It's our home, darling." He whispered.
Maria leaned her back against Georg's chest in contentment and enjoyed the safety of her husband's arms and the view of the most gorgeous mountains, her mountains.
To be continued....
Please review!
I know it's a bit sad that they couldn't visit their old home. But this story is fully in compliance with my previous one ("Journey to the Past") and in that one Georg's wish is fulfilled by Maria...