It will only start to rain, if you don’t have an umbrella with you.

In Salzburg, there is a baroque castle, which is famous for its water games. In the summer, it is one of the most beautiful places to be, sitting in the castle’s park in the sun, enjoying the impressive architecture and the vivid statues of ancient mythology, watching the beautiful fountains and getting refreshed by sprinkles of water from the jeux d’eau.

My parents had found that place before I was born and spent some romantic moments there, I assume. My mother always talked about how much she liked that castle and the pretty park, so she made us return there a lot of times.

One time, there was a rain cloud in the morning, when we left for the castle. But my father said it would disappear by the time we were at the castle. So, we didn’t bring any raincoats or umbrellas.

But the rain did not stop. Instead, it increased and we also got wet from the fountains, while watching the water games. All the other people who had been to the castle that day had umbrellas and gave us the ‘look-at-those-crazy- tourists” look.

In the end, we were so soaked that my mother made us stop at a clothing store in the next village to buy new clothes, so that we would not catch a cold on the ride back.

The next years, when we returned to the castle, we always brought along our rain coats, umbrellas and an extra set of clothes. But it never rained again.

If you are interested in the castle, here’s the link:
http://www.hellbrunn.at/hellbrunn/english/start/index.asp