So it has been a while since I have written anything, mostly because there hasn't been much time. Upon leaving Madrid, we took an overnight train to Bern, Switzerland. The train was really cool, and it included dinner and breakfast. In Bern we only had a few hours because everything there is insanely expensive. We paid the equivalent of $7 to store our bags, and a big mac meal was $20. Luckily we were prepared and brought our own food. It was a really neat city, and the coolest part was the bear pit, Just across the river from the old town there is an large enclosed area with 4 bears. It was very weird but also awesome.
From there it was off to lake Constance, or the Bodensee in German. It is one of the biggest lakes in Europe, and it lies on the border of Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. There were lots of German tourists, and it was difficult because nothing was in English, but we got by. We stayed in a town called Uhldingen, but visited Konstanz and Meersburg on our only full day. It was kind of cloudy and cold, but we managed. The best part was the last night when we played a game called pit-pat. It is putt-putt played like pool on tables. It was really different and fun. In the middle of our round there was a beautiful sunset over the lake.
Then it was off to Oberstdorf, a small village in the Allgau alps, a region on the northern edge of the alps. The scenery there is amazing, and town is really nice too. They had three scoops of ice cream for 2 euros, and I think we got it about 4 times in tow days. We were lucky and got some really good weather for our only full day. We took the cable car to the top of the nebelhorn mountain, the tallest in the area with an elevation of 2224 m. There were spectacular views, and the cable car was cool too. When we came down we hiked up the valley to a little town called Gerstuben, or at least I think that's what is was called. It was a nice stroll through the countryside until we took the turn for the village. Suddenly the path had a steep incline, which seemed to go on forever. The elevation change for the hike was over 1000 ft, and on the downhill part we went through the woods and saw some waterfalls coming right out of the mountainside.
Then it was on to Moosburg, Germany to stay with the Waldherrs, the German family that I had stayed with when I was there 6 years ago. We were there five nights and it was an amazing stay. They are such good cooks, and we played lots of fun games and saw some cool stuff too. On the first day Sebastian, the oldest brother, drove us to the Neuschwanstein castle, the castle that the Cinderella castle was modeled after. It was actually build by Ludwig II, a former king of Bavaria who was crazy and obsessed with building castles. Unfortunately it rained and we didn't get to go inside because the next tour was 4 hours later. We did get to go 250 km/hr on the autobahn though.
We went into Munich the next two days during the day, and then we played games at night. We played a lot of Settlers of Catan, or die Siedler von Catan, but sadly Trillion was the big winner. Dinner every night was amazing. The best was probably when we grilled out. We had pork steaks in a pepper sauce, turkey breast in some kind of homemade herb marinade, hot dogs filled with good cheese wrapped in Bacon, and little bratwursts. Not quite the meats we would do in America, but I kind of think we should. Another great meal was Weisswurst Früstuck. It was a brunch with many different types of sausages, soft pretzels, and mustard. We also sampled some good schnapps once night which was really cool. Oh and how could I forget the homemade tiramisu. Trillion kind of likes Tiramisu.
Munich is a great city, but we encountered quite a lot of rain. We saw the famous glockenspiel on the neues Rathaus in Marienplatz, the main town square, and ate at the Hofbrau haus. Then we toured the Residenz, the old royal palace where the rulers of Bavaria lived. Now it is more like a museum with a lot of rooms and furnatire since it was mostly destroyed in WW2. The next day we spent the day at the Deutsches Museum, a science museum in the center of Munich. It is one of the coolest museums I have been to and there was so much to see.
We spent another day relaxing and seeing a bit of Moosburg and the nearby city of Landshut. That night we went out to Hirschen, a local bar that was super crowded and fun. It was such a great time in Moosburg, and I once again want to thank the Waldherr family for being such generous hosts. Here I am in Landshut with Philipp and Sebastian. The church is the world's tallest brick tower.
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