Tag: 11. Oktober 2012

“A little of Austria – a lot of Vermont”

That’s what the Trapp Family Lodge promises and calls itself. As Austrians we had to go up this hill behind Stowe and had to have a look what the Trapp family has build up during all the decades after they had to flee from the Nazis from their loved hometown Salzburg. As typical Austrians we knew almost nothing about them and had seen the Hollywood film “Sound of Music” the first time on our flight to Halifax / Nova Scotia. We had made the experience already severaltimes that, mentioning that the so called “folksong” “Edelweiss” is unknown in Austria and that it is no traditional folksong,  all people in Canada or USA immediately start singing with wonderful voices this charming artificial Hollywood song. Sorry to say that we did not read Maria Trapps biography which surely would give a good and authentic impression of her life. So what to expect? When we drove up the hill entering the huge estate we immediately were surprised by these authentic buildings  in some Salzburg or Tyrolean style like …