Hello once again. Well, I've come down to my last three weeks here. It will be sad to leave, but I'm excited to go home. This past weekend, we were in Munich for four days. I liked Munich better than Berlin. It was more beautiful, cleaner, and there seemed to be more distinct culture. I also took the opportunity to take a day trip to a castle on the southern border of Germany called Neuchwanstein. This is a pretty famous tourist destination. You may have seen pictures of it on postcards or something. It was rather stunning. Even the train ride there was gorgeous with rolling green countryside and the Alps looming in the background the closer we got. The castle itself is breathtaking because it is situated on top of a precipice. I suppose I'll resort to the overused cliche that the pictures don't do it justice. The hostel we stayed at in Munich was also pretty cool. It appears to have been an old castle. The inside is modernly renovated and not nearly as cool as the outside, but it was neat to stay there nonetheless.
This is our group gathering together before leaving the hostel.
Neuchwanstein castle
We decided not to pay for the tour inside the castle, but just getting the views from the outside was breathtaking.
This is from the train on the way there
Staring at the ceiling of a cathedral in Munich
Another cool building in Munich
Yes, its true, Germans drink a lot of beer.
There are lots of areas like this near restaurants where you can sit at a table outside if you want. I think the technical term is 'biergarten.'
I forget what exactly this is.
This is the outside of our hostel
Neuchwanstein castle
We decided not to pay for the tour inside the castle, but just getting the views from the outside was breathtaking.
This is from the train on the way there
Staring at the ceiling of a cathedral in Munich
Another cool building in Munich
Yes, its true, Germans drink a lot of beer.
There are lots of areas like this near restaurants where you can sit at a table outside if you want. I think the technical term is 'biergarten.'
I forget what exactly this is.
This is the outside of our hostel
4 comments:
Wow you know your surrounded by something spectacular when you see crazy buildings you do not even know what they are. Example if someone saw the white house they would say "thats neat". But the white house is important therefore it should look good. These buildings look great without any apparent importance-thats cool. That castle on the cliff is king of castles. Great pictures-almost too good...
Brant Driedger
WOW! That castle is unreal! Sweet!
Wow-- what incredible architecture!! Enjoy the rest of your time in Germany, Jared!
So everyone else started their comments with "wow". What I'll say is "Woah..." It's amazing how beautiful the buildings are over in Europe and the hundreds of years of history that's over there. Those hammocks look so comfortable. I hope you enjoy your last couple of weeks in Germany, but we're all excited to have you back here.
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