<P> Later that night at the festival , during their final number , the von Trapp family slip away and seek shelter at the nearby abbey , where Mother Abbess hides them in the cemetery crypt . Brownshirts soon arrive and search the abbey , but the family is able to escape using the caretaker 's car . When the soldiers attempt to pursue , they discover their cars will not start as two nuns have removed parts of the engines . The next morning , after driving to the Swiss border , the von Trapp family make their way on foot across the frontier into Switzerland to safety and freedom . </P>
<P> Later that night at the festival , during their final number , the von Trapp family slip away and seek shelter at the nearby abbey , where Mother Abbess hides them in the cemetery crypt . Brownshirts soon arrive and search the abbey , but the family is able to escape using the caretaker 's car . When the soldiers attempt to pursue , they discover their cars will not start as two nuns have removed parts of the engines . The next morning , after driving to the Swiss border , the von Trapp family make their way on foot across the frontier into Switzerland to safety and freedom . </P>
where did they escape to in the sound of music
where did they escape to in the sound of music
Switzerland
Switzerland