Our parish pilgrimage trip in association with MAP Travel took us this year to the twin Austrian cities of Vienna and Salzburg. We had the privilege of celebrating Masses in these cities with the highlights being at Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, the famous Benedictine Abbey of Melk and at the Cathedral of Saint Fergal and Saint Rupert in Salzburg. We took part in guided tours of the cities, attended wonderful Mozart and Strauss concerts in the Schonbrunn Palace and Saint Peters Abbey, visited the home of Mozart , along with a private Sound of Music tour. There was even time for shopping, personal sightseeing, and the opportunity to enjoy delicious strudel and sample the famous sachertorte invented by Franz Sacher.