Berlin

The tour around Germany has continued, I left Nuremburg, and headed to Munich for a few days, then up to Bonn to stay with a second cousin (Geoff), and then up to Berlin for my last few days in Germany.

Loved Munich, it is such an interesting city. Visited the toy museum (gotta relive that childhood!), the Residence, the Christmas Market, the Glockenspiel, famous beer house (sorry no beer, urgg) and the English market.

I also took a day trip out to Neuschwanstein Castle. It was beautiful, really is like a fairytale, painted inside in scenes from fairytales and legonds. It was never finished as King Ludwick died, but the parts that are there are spectacular. Also went to the other castle which was there, which was also spectacular. It was different in that the outside was painted a yellowish colour-unusual!

In Bonn I stayed with Geoff, who very kindly showed me the local area-thank you so much Geoff, I loved it!!! Took in some museums, saw some lovely scenery (was really lucky with the weather and had sunshine most of the time)and went to some awesome mineral baths.

Stopped off at Cologn on the way to Berlin, for a whorlwind tour, saw the Cathedral (amazing, nearly died climbing to the top-5 months of no exercise is not good!), the old city gates and walls, then onto Berlin where I arrived last night.