Being a beer lover is no easy task. One must keep the palate open and clean in order to embrace all the flavors. You have to become picky about what you eat-making sure your meal enhances the taste of the beautifully thirst-quenching and wheaty-goodness of the beer you're sipping (or gulping). Atmosphere is also very important to the beer lover; you should be surrounded by family or friends and in some new city, you should be relaxed but excited. Of course, there are many enemies to the beer lover-price for one as well as unenlightened older sisters who can't finish one on her own. These are things I discovered over this past weekend when I traveled to Munich, Germany, famed as the beer capital of Germany and praised from westerners as the best city for drinking!
Munich was beautiful and I was happy to return to Germany, a country that over several trips I have grown to love. We pulled in on the bus and knew we needed to accomplish one thing: start drinking. Luckily, we ran into Munich's Spring Fest! Complete with rides and carnival treats it also had a beer garden packed with people. Much smaller than Munich's Oktoberfest (which I promised myself I would return for) this little carnival was a sweet surprise.
The highlight of the trip was reuniting with my big sister who has been studying in Stirling, Scotland. We haven't seen each other in three months so this reunion was very exciting. This upcoming weekend I'll be showing her the sites of Prague when she visits the Czech Republic for the first time!
We also saw the Neuschwanstein Castle which was definitely worth the trip. It's in Baravia but outside Munich so it was a bit of a hassle to get there plus wait time on the tour ect. ect. But it was worth every minute. The scenery looked as if you stepped into a painting of some unreal place. Really breathtaking. You can't take pictures inside but it was really cool! You'll have to go see it for yourself!
The best part about these weekend trips is that there is never any let down-ever. We keep our expectations low and only have a few things we want to see, that way when we stumble on a carnival or an outdoor fruit market we are all but thankful and excited. After traveling every weekend we try not to stress ourselves out with little things. Just being in a new city and walking around is enough.
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| Spring Fest |
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| 1/2 Meter long Bratwurst! |
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| German kids are the cutest |
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| Sisterly Reunion! |
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| Fussen, Germany |
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| From the bridge |
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| Quinn, Jenae and I chillin' before the tour |
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| Marienplatz at night! |
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| We even got to hear the Glockenspiel play |
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| Monday market |
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| We've lost count... |
Pictures of Jenae's triumph over beer. The Germans would probably throw something at her if they knew. Don't worry boys and girls when she comes to Prague I'll make a beer lover out of her!
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| Defeat? |
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| NO! |
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| That last sip is always the hardest to go down |
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| Chasing beer with soda? |
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| Finally finishing a beer! |
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