Army days.
We got an R&R weekend in Berchtesgaden.
We stayed at a DID owned hotel (bathroom down the hall) that was very nice. Awe inspiring view of the Bavarian Alps right in front of us a step outside the room. Played golf and went white water rafting with DOD employees who just white water rafted and lived there - sweet job. One of the best meals I’ve ever eaten. Army cooks (back when that was a skill you could learn in the Army) would come there for 3 months and be taught by German Italian Spanish and French chefs. Dinner was open for 3 hours so we ate for an hour AN HOUR, went to our rooms, emptied our stomachs so we could eat more, napped, and then went back downstairs for an hour of desserts.


It looks like the restaurant has expanded out in to what was a beautiful lush green field with the view we’ve all seen.

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Rec

You are correct that the film was released in 1965. The musical, however, opened on Broadway in 1959. From Wikipedia:

The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, opened in 1959[1] and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, out of nine nominations.

Regardless of my nitpicking, it’s a great musical and yeah, we’re getting old!

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Much of my career has been in Broadway musicals and I've had the incredible good fortune, blessings and hard efforts to work with some of the top writers and producers of musicals and movies. I never intended to go into this field but that's where fate took me.

I have no complaints and I've been able to accomplish many creative challenges and make an honest and comfortable living.

The only downside is that I know too much useless trivia!!!

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despite the personalities 😀

The Austrian woman in whose Gasthaus I rented a room in Salzburg in 1992, who had a side gig with a tour bus company, didn't ask me if I wanted to go on a "Sound of Music" tour, but at what time I would like to do so.

When I told her I wasn't interested, she very nearly hyperventilated. She rocked on her heels, teetered, windmilled her arms, and bellowed, "WHAT???" (yes, with three question marks.) I repeated my answer, and she walked away, shaking her head.

I should borrow a copy from my library. I'd probably enjoy it.

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I've seen it too many times to count!

Performed in the pay twice.

The hills are alive....