Mirabell Gardens - Flowers, Swirls, and Dwarfs

Mirabell Gardens is part of the larger Mirabell Schloss, or Mirabell Palace.  We find ourselves walking through the gardens a couple of times a week because of the location, the flowers, and the ever-entertaining tourists taking pictures.  We, however, are not "above" taking photos, as this post will document.  You will not see us dancing around the Pegasus fountain or using the stairs for different musical notes.

These first photos were from a visit in September.  As you can see in the photo with Ben, they had dug up the flowers in the swirls (I have great vocabulary for gardening) and were about to plant a fresh, new batch of blooms.

On a visit in October, the light made everything look and feel surreal.  I didn't do anything to these photos.  Ben looks like he could be standing in front of a backdrop in a movie.  Ben and I have talked about how you can't take a bad photo in Salzburg, and we might just be right.

Also, note that the "swirls" have been filled in with yellow flowers. Wikipedia didn't really help me find the word, but trust me that I tried.

Oh, wait?  What is that dwarf doing amidst all of the flowers?  Well, our favorite part of Mirabell Gardens is the Zwerglgarten or Dwarf's Garden.  Tourists don't come there nearly as often as the large square with the fountains and Roman statues.  When we visited, there were maybe three other people there.  It was nice to have some peace and quiet in the middle of Salzburg, although some of the statues were quite alarming!

Is that really a goiter?