I'm a little embarrassed that it has taken me this long to get back on here and will have to save the rest of my spring break story for when I get home because I've already got new stories to talk about. However, here are links to my Budapest and Munich pictures so you can check those out in the meantime if you haven't already.
Budapest
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2782244125374.2109781.1536330186&type=3
Munich
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2751051785585.2109119.1536330186&type=3
I started writing more about my past weekend but just realized that I have class in thirteen minutes so I cut it out and will work on it more after while. Sorry for such a short post, I'll get back to you with another one soon(er or later).
Take it easy
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Best Spring Break Of My Life part 2
Alright everyone, this this one should be pretty good. I'm taking a break right now from the paper I have due on Tuesday and would much rather be doing this than that, so it hopefully it will be pretty interesting. I've been really busy the past week otherwise I would have written the second half of it by now. So far I've had two tests and a presentation this past week and have a paper due, another presentation, AND another test this coming week. As for the week it's been raining day in a day out, which I have absolutely no problem with, so today's a good writing day.
Ok, so where did I leave off? I think I was just about finished describing the first two days I was in Munich so I'll start with the travelling. So Friday we didn't end up getting on our train until a little after five pm but we nearly missed it. We seriously ran through the Hofbahnhof Central Station to make it in time for our train. From there we took off to Vienna. The train ride was about 4 hours long if I'm remembering correctly and wasn't bad at all; we ended up sleeping half way there anyways. And before I get to far into this, whenever I say we, I'm talking about my cousin Sara Beth and her friend, my new friend, Anna. We got to Vienna sometime around nine or ten that night, walked across the street to our hostel, unloaded our stuff, and headed out for a little while. I'll just say that there was 2-Stepping involved and leave it at that.
The next day was going to be the only full day we had in Vienna so we really tried to make the best of it and that's exactly how it went. First off, we tried to make it a city tour but didn't end up waking up early enough to make it there in time; off to a bad start but it gets better. So for the next hour or so we just wondered through the city and saw a lot the things that were listed on the tour guides handout that we had gotten from our hostel. Afterwards, as recommended by Anna, we went to Hotel Wien where they serve "The World's Best Chocolate Cake" and it truly was one of the best pieces of cake I had ever had.
Next on the agenda we saw St. Stephen's Cathedral, which was absolutely amazing inside. It was decorated in a lot of purple for the Lenten season and there was an orchestra playing inside; it was really something else.
After leaving the church we saw the House of the 'Supreme Ruler' of Austria for lack of a better word to describe her; you would think Queen but apparently whatever her actual title is was higher than that of a Queen.
Next we saw the Parliament Building and then the Rat House if I'm not mistaken; out in front of it was the entertaining part though. They had three gigantic BMX ramps set up and there were cyclists doing tricks and flips and all sorts of cool stuff you don't get to see every day. After seeing a few back flips and a hand full of crashes, we headed for the grocery store where we found this drink called Almdudler's. It's really almost indescribable what it taste like and how good it was. Also in the German speaking countries at the bars, they make a drink called a Radler; they may do it elsewhere as well but if so, I've never heard of it. Anyways, in Germany it's made by mixing Sprite and Beer together. However, in Austria, they make it with Almdudler's which results in what seriously tastes like fruit loop flavored beer. It's better than it sounds, take my word for it. So next on our list we went to visit the Belvedere by recommendation of my art teacher. The art was, needless to say, quite unique and impressive. Additionally, they have two parts to the gallery with an enormous garden in between the two of them.
Next up is probably the most exciting part of the day. In Munich, Sara Beth and Anna have a friend who's sister plays violin in the Vienna Orchestra for the Opera house. I'm not quite sure how all of this played out but after a few pulled strings, the three of us ended up getting 200 euro tickets, the best seats in the house, to one of the most prestigious Opera Houses in the world for a mere 15 euro. Now, at first I wasn't quite as excited as the girls were about the show but I was definitely excited we only had to pay 15 euro for the seats; however, I had no idea what I was in for. I had never imagined myself actually enjoying an Opera and found myself getting more and more into it as it progressed. By the end, I didn't want it to be over. Here's a picture I took of the stage:
After the Opera was over, we headed for the Prater Servus which is Munich's equivalent of a fair ground. It was pretty cool, they had a Ferris Wheel and everything. I also got a really good sausage hotdog/sub on the way out. On a side note before I finish the day, after the Opera on the way back to the hostel, check out what we found:
That night, we only slept for three hours before we had to wake up and head for the train station again; we were headed for Budapest.
I wanna write more but I'm out of time once again so I'll write about Budapest tomorrow.
Ok, so where did I leave off? I think I was just about finished describing the first two days I was in Munich so I'll start with the travelling. So Friday we didn't end up getting on our train until a little after five pm but we nearly missed it. We seriously ran through the Hofbahnhof Central Station to make it in time for our train. From there we took off to Vienna. The train ride was about 4 hours long if I'm remembering correctly and wasn't bad at all; we ended up sleeping half way there anyways. And before I get to far into this, whenever I say we, I'm talking about my cousin Sara Beth and her friend, my new friend, Anna. We got to Vienna sometime around nine or ten that night, walked across the street to our hostel, unloaded our stuff, and headed out for a little while. I'll just say that there was 2-Stepping involved and leave it at that.
The next day was going to be the only full day we had in Vienna so we really tried to make the best of it and that's exactly how it went. First off, we tried to make it a city tour but didn't end up waking up early enough to make it there in time; off to a bad start but it gets better. So for the next hour or so we just wondered through the city and saw a lot the things that were listed on the tour guides handout that we had gotten from our hostel. Afterwards, as recommended by Anna, we went to Hotel Wien where they serve "The World's Best Chocolate Cake" and it truly was one of the best pieces of cake I had ever had.
Next on the agenda we saw St. Stephen's Cathedral, which was absolutely amazing inside. It was decorated in a lot of purple for the Lenten season and there was an orchestra playing inside; it was really something else.
After leaving the church we saw the House of the 'Supreme Ruler' of Austria for lack of a better word to describe her; you would think Queen but apparently whatever her actual title is was higher than that of a Queen.
Next we saw the Parliament Building and then the Rat House if I'm not mistaken; out in front of it was the entertaining part though. They had three gigantic BMX ramps set up and there were cyclists doing tricks and flips and all sorts of cool stuff you don't get to see every day. After seeing a few back flips and a hand full of crashes, we headed for the grocery store where we found this drink called Almdudler's. It's really almost indescribable what it taste like and how good it was. Also in the German speaking countries at the bars, they make a drink called a Radler; they may do it elsewhere as well but if so, I've never heard of it. Anyways, in Germany it's made by mixing Sprite and Beer together. However, in Austria, they make it with Almdudler's which results in what seriously tastes like fruit loop flavored beer. It's better than it sounds, take my word for it. So next on our list we went to visit the Belvedere by recommendation of my art teacher. The art was, needless to say, quite unique and impressive. Additionally, they have two parts to the gallery with an enormous garden in between the two of them.
Next up is probably the most exciting part of the day. In Munich, Sara Beth and Anna have a friend who's sister plays violin in the Vienna Orchestra for the Opera house. I'm not quite sure how all of this played out but after a few pulled strings, the three of us ended up getting 200 euro tickets, the best seats in the house, to one of the most prestigious Opera Houses in the world for a mere 15 euro. Now, at first I wasn't quite as excited as the girls were about the show but I was definitely excited we only had to pay 15 euro for the seats; however, I had no idea what I was in for. I had never imagined myself actually enjoying an Opera and found myself getting more and more into it as it progressed. By the end, I didn't want it to be over. Here's a picture I took of the stage:
After the Opera was over, we headed for the Prater Servus which is Munich's equivalent of a fair ground. It was pretty cool, they had a Ferris Wheel and everything. I also got a really good sausage hotdog/sub on the way out. On a side note before I finish the day, after the Opera on the way back to the hostel, check out what we found:That night, we only slept for three hours before we had to wake up and head for the train station again; we were headed for Budapest.
I wanna write more but I'm out of time once again so I'll write about Budapest tomorrow.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Best Spring Break Of My Life
So I'm going to skip the apology for waiting a month to write this and go straight into describing my Spring Break because I only have an hour to write this! Hopefully it will still be as detailed as the others but if not then I'll make a part two.
So, this trip started off with me leaving Cannes at around 8 o'clock last Wednesday night for Nice where I would fly off to Switzerland and then Germany. The funny part is that my flight wasn't until Thursday; so, why did I leave on Wednesday? Because my flight was at 7 o'clock in the morning.... Surprisingly though, I got 6 hours of sleep while in airport so it wasn't too bad. Rightfully, I should have slept more except I was woken up by a rowdy group of Germans who had just returned from a Bayern Munich soccer game decked out in their lederhosen and everything. Anyways, I finally made it onto the flight, had a brief layover in Zurich, and then flew to Munich where I would meet up with my wonderful cousin Sara Beth. And on a side note, for those of you that have never flown with Swiss Air, it's a real treat; they give you chocolate mid-flight!
After making it to airport, I had to grab my bag and head for the metro, or S-Bahn as they call it here in Germany. After about 45 minutes and quite a few stops, I finally made it to Hauptbahnhof Central Station where I met up with Sara Beth. We then went and put my luggage in a locker and took off into the city for the day. I don't want to take to much time uploading pictures today just because it will take up quite a bit of time so here is a link to my facebook where I've got the pictures already uploaded so you can look at them while you read.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2751051785585.2109119.1536330186&type=3
We walked through a really cool part of the city and got to see the Hofbrauhaus which is the typical place people think of when they hear Oktoberfest. After that we set out for the English Gardens where we found the Chinesischen Turm (China themed beer garden? I don't really know how to describe it). While looking through my pictures, you'll see one of a tower which supposedly people dance in on special occasions and then another with me with a gigantic pretzel and an equally enormous beer. The pretzels here are so good that you don't need to put anything on them, though I'd wager it would still taste good with a bit of mustard. As for the beer, it's called Weissbier; the Germans are very famous for this. Next we went on to St. Peters Cathedral in the center of the city where we climbed to the top of the steeple and had a wonderful view of everything.
This is about as far as I'm going to get today so look forward to a part two and three at the end of the week.
Take it easy!
So, this trip started off with me leaving Cannes at around 8 o'clock last Wednesday night for Nice where I would fly off to Switzerland and then Germany. The funny part is that my flight wasn't until Thursday; so, why did I leave on Wednesday? Because my flight was at 7 o'clock in the morning.... Surprisingly though, I got 6 hours of sleep while in airport so it wasn't too bad. Rightfully, I should have slept more except I was woken up by a rowdy group of Germans who had just returned from a Bayern Munich soccer game decked out in their lederhosen and everything. Anyways, I finally made it onto the flight, had a brief layover in Zurich, and then flew to Munich where I would meet up with my wonderful cousin Sara Beth. And on a side note, for those of you that have never flown with Swiss Air, it's a real treat; they give you chocolate mid-flight!
After making it to airport, I had to grab my bag and head for the metro, or S-Bahn as they call it here in Germany. After about 45 minutes and quite a few stops, I finally made it to Hauptbahnhof Central Station where I met up with Sara Beth. We then went and put my luggage in a locker and took off into the city for the day. I don't want to take to much time uploading pictures today just because it will take up quite a bit of time so here is a link to my facebook where I've got the pictures already uploaded so you can look at them while you read.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2751051785585.2109119.1536330186&type=3
We walked through a really cool part of the city and got to see the Hofbrauhaus which is the typical place people think of when they hear Oktoberfest. After that we set out for the English Gardens where we found the Chinesischen Turm (China themed beer garden? I don't really know how to describe it). While looking through my pictures, you'll see one of a tower which supposedly people dance in on special occasions and then another with me with a gigantic pretzel and an equally enormous beer. The pretzels here are so good that you don't need to put anything on them, though I'd wager it would still taste good with a bit of mustard. As for the beer, it's called Weissbier; the Germans are very famous for this. Next we went on to St. Peters Cathedral in the center of the city where we climbed to the top of the steeple and had a wonderful view of everything.
This is about as far as I'm going to get today so look forward to a part two and three at the end of the week.
Take it easy!
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