Another opportunity for cross-blog posting! (my other blog being http://in-foreign-lands.blogspot.com/ )
Something I like to do when visiting other cities is check out locations where famous films were shot. Some cities are obviously easier than others, ie. I think almost every inch of New York City has been in a movie at some point of another :P
For me Vienna is the home of many a famous classical musician, filled with baroque buildings and other old world gems, but it is also where Richard Linklater shot Before Sunrise. Ethan Hawke and July Delphy play Jesse and Celine, two young people who meet by chance on a train and decide to spend a day together wandering through Vienna.
So naturally I'm interested to know where they strolled, which cafe they stopped in, which park they slept in, etc. A quick google search brought me to this page, a concise list of which scenes were shot where, and all linked to google maps!
The main site is called Filmaps at http://www.filmaps.com/ It allows you to search by city or by movie. Just a little added dimension to your travels and a way to take your movie geekdom to new heights ;)
I'm sure no one will be surprised to learn I'm gonna be all over the Sound of Music locations in Salzburg!
