Sep 2004

decided to travel to Wurzburg and Rothenburg today..went to the Residenz at Wurzburg first..it was great!! very nice frescos in the interior..Rothenburg on the other hand has a nice little village feel altho i must say it was really overpacked with tourists.. a bit too many for my liking..but i still like the fact that it felt like a fairytale little town..by now..you'll realise my entries are getting shorter and shorter..haha..actually everywhere has it owns distinct feel but due to a lack of vocab..i keep saying the same thing..what i want to say is go visit it urself...you'll really love it...

Today went to munich for the opening of the Oktoberfest.. it was great!!! with the road parade and the spirit of the Oktoberfest was juz everywhere..we then walked a bit around the munich city centre...just an advice if you want to go Oktoberfest..go with someone who drinks..

today we had to make our way to Fussen for the Hohenschwangau and the Neuschwanstein castle cos we booked the tickets already..it is advisable to do that online first altho it comes with a small fee...the queue is scary even early in the mornin..IT WAS JUST SUPERB!! nothing to say bout it except superb!!! it literally looks like someone pasted it from a fairy tale book...It was built by King Ludwig II..who somewhat loved to live in his own fantasy..and thus built such splendid castles..if u find Neuschwanstein somewhat familiar..that's cos Disney used it as an inspiration for the castle we see in the animation Sleeping Beauty..it is like situated on this hill by itself..really amazing..considering the technology at that time..and the scale of it all..with the magnificence..spent a whole day there..before making our way back.. and the view from the castle...my..u really can feel the "greenness" in u well up as u think bout the people who used to stay here...

This was the first major trip I had since i came to germany. We set off on the 16th Sept with Lufthansa from Dusseldorf to Munich and it took us only 1 hr to reach. After reaching Munich we made our way to Nuremburg first because we had time to spare for the day and could not go to Augsburg to check in anyway. There was this really beautiful fountain called Ehekarussell Brunnen, in which the artist depicted 6 different interpretations of marriage...extreme coolness!! Nuremburg was great with lots to see and great nice buildings.. and they have cool names too..like this fountain where the literal translation is Beautiful Fountain..it has a legend that turning the ring 3 times will make ur wish come true..after Nuremburg we made our way to Augsburg where we will stay for 4 nitez..

After a good night's rest and lots of TV..i set off for the Stuttgart city centre..and i was in for a surprise because there was this really big flea market there it's real big..i think with at least over 50 stores...very cool..and there were lots to see..i spent like more than an hr just looking at the things and also the sights there..then it was off to the car museums and it was on the way i made a fren..