I knew I wanted to make a trip to Germany when I finalized my plans for study abroad. As a Rulketter I felt it was my duty to visit my where my family came from (thought you would like that Mom). I spent the weekend of April 20- May 2 with Sarah Shimon and Sarah Schmidt. We took an early flight so we had the whole day to spend in Munich. We knew it was going to be a great vacation when KLM provided us with free drinks and a snack, which was a luxury since most European flights, well cheap European airlines that we have flown with, charge for this. We checked into our hostel, European Youth Hostel, and then grabbed a map to go explore. Our first stop was Dachau concentration camp, which was only a 30 minute train ride from the city. It unreal to be at a concentration camp such as Dachau and enter in a place that cause so much pain. We were able to have a conversation with a woman whose uncle was a survivor and was actually with ten others visiting the camp that day. She told us stories that he went through and it really put it into perspective for us what an awful place this was. After Dachau we did some shopping and saw the square which contained the largest Coo Coo clock which Sarah Schmidt informed us we had to see. We walked around the European Gardens where we saw surfers using the fresh water from the alps, and then we went to the infamous Hofbrauhaus. There we experienced some real German food, music, beer, and the locals. It was an experience I will never forget!
On Saturday I celebrated my 21st birthday by going to the Neuschwanstein Castle which was the inspiration for Cinderella's castle in Disney Land. The castle is located in the Alps and is only about 20 miles from Austria's border. The castle was so beautiful and we had a wonderful time. Later that night we went out to eat and celebrated. It was a wonderful birthday :)
On Sunday we experienced Munich by bike, the only real way to experience a city anyway! It was a great way for us to see areas we hadn't been able to explore yet, and learn some history about Munich and the rise of Hitler.
RANDOM FACTS
1) A local informed me Rulketter was not German- He said he had never heard of it so I could just pretend my last name was Mueller. bahah!
2) The Coo Coo Clock- Was very large and very boring- It lasted 5 minutes, but we had enough after 2 minutes. So glad we saw it though :)
3) The English Gardens- There is a nude section in the gardens, and many people will pose and ask for money.. awkward to say the least.
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