First, Prague:
This is the John Lennon Wall in Prague. It is pretty much a huge wall with a peace sign and lyrics like; "all you need is love" and "you may say i'm a dreamer but i'm not the only one." it was really awesome! Probably my favorite thing in Prague.
This is Prague from the top of Old Town Square Tower (really creative name...). The city didn't really live up to the hype. People kept telling me how awesome Prague was and blah blah blah, but it was my least favorite place.
Things I did in Prague: Went to the Jewish quarter, went to the John Lennon Wall, went to the Old Town Square, went to the Toy Museum that had a Barbie exhibit, crossed Charles Bridge, saw the Astronomical clock, and went to Prague Castle.
Next we traveled to Vienna by train. I LOVED the train rides. They were probably my favorite aspect of fall break. I loved seeing the country side and such.
I tried Schnitzel in Vienna, I actually really liked it!
This is a lot of what we saw in Vienna, the inside of our hostel bar, and a lot of Jagerbombs. They were 4 for 10 euros. BAD NEWS BEARS.
I took this at Hundertwasserhaus, which is this really cool building designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser who didn't use any straight lines in his architecture.
Things I did in Vienna: Albertina (I now love the painter Brandl), Stephansdom, Hofburn Palace, Schloss Belvedere, Spanish Riding School, Hundertwasserhaus, and Museum Moderner Kunst. I also had Nutella and strawberry gelato (delishhh!!)
We then took a train to Munich. Here are some views:
Mountains that we eventually climbed...
FALL FOLIAGE!
SNOW!!!! and cows!!
I LOVED MUNICH! It was my 2nd favorite place. We spent the longest here, and I'm so glad we did. The first day we go there, we napped because we were all a bit beat from Vienna and Jagerbombs. The next 2 days, we definitely accomplished a lot!
So day one we took a guided walking tour from our hostel, which I STRONGLY recommend! We learned so much and saw so much. It was amazing!
Did you know that it is in Bavarian law that employees can drink a liter of beer a day and not get fired from work? Awesome!
On our second day in Munich, we climbed a mountain. I'm not even kidding. I was wearing my sperries, leather jacket, jeans, and had my good camera.
This is the amazing view we got. It is Neuschwanstein Castle. It was build by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who was known as a romantic, in the late 1800s. Sleeping Beauty's castle is modeled after this.
We then traveled to the country side, to a small cheese farm on a hill. They produce their own cheese with all of their own ingredients. It was amazing! We took a lot home! haha!
I obviously felt at home. :)
What I did in Munich: Marienplatz, Neues Rathaus, Glockenspiel, St. Peterskirche, Frauenkirche, Michaelskirche, Dachau (a concentration camp..I don't even have words...), walked the Beer Hall Putsch, Hofbrauhaus (where Hitler gave speeches), visited the Beer Gardens, and went to a Augustiner beer hall. There was probably more, but there was so much I don't even remember it all. Oh, and cant forget Neuchwanstein Castle and the cheese farm! I loved Munich.
Last, but certainly not least, we went to my favorite place, Verona. Verona is the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. My romantic self was in heaven. We took a 6 hour train there, but it was a beautiful journey. So much better than taking planes! I think everyone should travel via train.
Yup, I climbed those mountains. The clouds were so low, it was beautiful.
Vineyards with the Mountains in the background. Gorgeous!!
Green Vineyards!!
Verona was everything I wanted it to be. It was relaxed and was great for my first Italy experience.
We climbed to the top of Torre Lamberti for a great view of the city!
Yes, that is Juliet's wall.
Me sitting at the Roman Ampitheatre/Castell San Pietro
Juliet's grave right there.
Oh hey Shakespeare!
Things I did in Verona: Went to the Arena, Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's house), Roman Ampitheatre, Piazza delle Erbe, Torre Lamberti, Verona Cathedral, San'Anastasia, Castell San Pietro, Roman theatre, and Juliet's tomb. We also went around the schwanky shopping area, had amazing pasta, wine, gelato, panini (I obviously had the Giulietta), pizza, and tiramisu for food. It was amazing. By far my favorite place. It was just so relaxed and I got to send my letter to Juliet!! :)
Fall break was great overall! There were definitely a lot of ups and downs, but on the plane trip back, I realized all the amazing stuff I did. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
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