Blogs from Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 249

We arrived in Frankfurt pretty much on time. I was a little disappointed to see so little evidence of the Christmas season as we ran from one side of the terminal to the other. It is a huge airport and supposedly one of the best in the World so why did we have to walk down all those steps (with my sore knee) and take a bus to the terminal? I would have assumed the German flag carrier would get preferential treatment and we’d at least pull up to a jetway. After some confusion about whether we had to go through a huge immigration line, we finally figured out to get to our gate. When we made our way to the departure gate for our flight to Munich we again had to board a bus. Seems ... read more

We have now arrived in Munich, famous for its beer halls and Oktoberfest, unfortunately its only April! The past few days in Berlin were very productive. We did a Free Tour of Berlin (which is actually not free because you are expected to tip..but the guides are so fantastic you want to anyway.) Our guide was a tiny little girl from America, with a massive voice but perhaps I repeat myself. The tour took us all around a city that has to be one of the most volatile in recent history. In many ways it seems that the end of WWII was the start of their problems rather than the end, apart from the fact of course that they were on the losing side. Like the nighbours, Prague, Berlin became a Communist city, but not all ... read more

I was only there for one day as going there was more of a spur of the moment decision but I loved Munich because even though it is such a large city, the height and old architecture of all the buildings still gives it a small city feel. And because there are no real large skyscrapers it means the sun actually reaches the streets in the CBD :). The city is also really alive with people, cute cafes and of course shops. But since I have been here I have resisted the urge to go clothes shopping because of my trip theory. Basically because some destinations are so cheap to get to, for eg. London is 55 Euro return, every time I hold back from buying one pair of pants or a top, that's another country ... read more

Today was a very educational day. Emily wanted to go visit some art museums, so while she did that I decided to go on a tour of Hitler's Third Reich. It lasted for about 2 hours and was very interesting. I saw several different places where he lived, worked, attended meetings, fired gunshots, etc. I learned a ton about him and Munich. Munich is considered to be the birthplace of Nazism. It is where they began to have meetings and rise to power. The guide showed us places where Hitler, Mussolini, and Chamberlain had meetings and places. It was a weird thing to think about being in the same place that Hitler had once been. It makes it all seem a little more real. It was kind of neat to be in a place or see ... read more

hey guys. i am waiting for emily to get off the phone so i thought i would update realy quick again. the hostel we are staying in is very nice...its not much of a hostel...we have our own bathroom and downcomforters and down pillows. Ahh, its very nice! we are sleeping in a room with 6 other people. its an interesting mix. there were 2 guys from london in the room last night who were nice. we chatted with them for a bit which was entertaining because of the accents, but everyone was so tired that we soon passed out. they told us about a 'mad' man that was staying in the room that talked in his sleep. he is an interesting one. this morning i showered and got ready, the only thing left that i ... read more