Elisabeth was a wonderful guide - you could feel her passion for the city as she talked about it! We arrived at the train early and on the train she shared much about Salzburg as we rode along. Once there, Elisabeth pointed out the many places we could meet if we somehow didn't make it to the meeting point on time (at the bus, train station, and train station in Munich).
We toured the city, learning about the Sound of Music scenes and Mozart, among other things. While it was cold and rainy, Elisabeth kept it interesting (though not warm - she did encourage everyone to get an umbrella if we didn't have one when we first arrived at least). We were given good directions for a few options during our free time. We were able to get some lunch (and warm up) with one recommendation, and then the rain stopped - we went back to explore a few places we went by, and also some new ones.
We arrived back to our meeting point on time, and one person never showed up. This was through no fault of our guide - her directions had been specific, clear and repeated. She had given enough time that we waited a little bit, and we knew she was hoping at the last second that the missing person would show up - getting on the bus last, getting on the train last - I tell this to show that if you follow the directions, even if you are a tiny bit late, you won't be left behind. We will never know why the person didn't come back on time, but I felt assured that Elisabeth cared about getting us back to Munich, and at least for those of us that showed up, to get us there on time.
I will say, as I had a change of plans a few days later, I went back to Salzburg and with my knowledge of the city was able to lead my husband around a bit and share a small bit of what I had learned!