Our first night in Munich, we did as most tourists would: went to Hofbrauhaus, a world-famous beer hall. I had FOUR hotdogs, delicious potato salad, and of course their traditional liter of beer. I thought food in Paris was good, but food in Germany is amazing! It was great to branch out from our daily Parisian diet of croissants and baguettes. The next day we did another free walking tour of the city, saw Marienplatz, the glockenspiel, a few churches, spots where Hitler gained his fame, etc. At night we did another pub crawl, which took us to a few bars and back to Hofbrauhaus haha.
On Monday, we took a (rough) bus ride up into the alps, and toured Schloss Linderhof and Neuschwanstein! (Those of us who were on time and caught the bus, that is!) Both castles were built by King Ludwig II, who put all of Bavaria in debt in order to build his personal castles (of which only one was completed before his death). Also, Neuschwanstein is the castle in which all the Disney castles are modeled after. You have to walk up a mountain for a good 20-30 minutes before you reach Neuschwanstein, and I remember from the last time I went there with my family how cold the hike was! I thus wore three jackets, and our friend from Brazil wore two pairs of jeans because he had never seen snow before (and it was snowing like crazy). Both castles were absolutely gorgeous, and cheesy as it sounds, we all described the day as magical. For dinner, we met up with Karl, a friend from ESCP who is actually from Munich. He took us to his favorite restaurant, and while everyone order one meal (for most, wienerschnitzel), I ordered FIVE things. Honestly, German food is SOOO good.. and I'm weirdly always hungry? Karl also recommended Radler, a light beer that is actually half lemonade- very tasty!
The next day, everyone else went to tour the Dachau concentration camp, but I opted for a happier tour of Nympheburg Palace (yet another home of King Ludwig II). The palace was incredibly ornate, and I saw all the royal carriages- they were straight out of Cinderella! I also made friends with a few swans.... That afternoon I met up with the others and we climbed to the top of a church tower and had a great sunset view of Munich. We all stood at the top of the tower speechless, enjoying the sun on our faces, and taking in the view. It was the perfect way to end our German adventure. We then grabbed one last traditional meal and hopped onto a train towards Salzburg......
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