Known as Disney Land for Adults, the annual Oktoberfest festival in Munich Germany has been on my bucket list for quite a while and I finally got the chance to put on my Dirndle and drink litres of beer. It may be a festival aimed at adults with it’s many great beer halls but there… Continue reading Oktoberfest
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Part 6: Frankfurt
Day 1- Last day on the trains today. When I arrive into Frankfurt HBF I’ll have travelled 1937km around Germany by train! It’s been such a great way to see the country. I decided to take a small detour on my way to Frankfurt from Freiburg and stopped in Heidelberg for a couple of hours.… Continue reading Part 6: Frankfurt
Part 5: Freiburg and The Black Forest
Day 1- 3 trains and a lot of anxiety (and running between platforms for connecting trains) later, I’ve made it to the south-west of Germany to Freiburg, southern most part of the Black Forest. The hostel is situated outside of town, with the Black Forest right behind it. Perfect location for me to go hiking… Continue reading Part 5: Freiburg and The Black Forest
Part 4: Neuschwanstein Castle
Day 1- A White Christmas Merry Christmas Everyone! Started Christmas Day in Nurnberg, ending it in Schwangau, looking up at the beautiful Schloss Neuschwanstein. Two trains-leaving drizzly Nuremberg for Sunny Munich and then onto Fussen, passing snow covered roofs and fields with the mountains ahead of us. It was a beautiful site, with the blue… Continue reading Part 4: Neuschwanstein Castle
Part 3: Nuremberg
Day 1- Caught the train from Berlin to Nuremberg. 3 1/2 hours with no wifi and limited data, on a packed train. Atlas the views out the window were amazing. Even passed by snow, which of course got me all excited! Arrived in to Nuremberg around 2pm and as soon as I walked past the… Continue reading Part 3: Nuremberg
Part 2: Berlin
Day 1- Managed to successfully catch the fast train from Dusseldorf to Berlin yesterday and then catch a local train to my hostel. The hostel is amazing for the low price I paid. It has many social activities every day and even a pool and sauna. The train ride from Dusseldorf to Berlin was over… Continue reading Part 2: Berlin
German Christmas Adventure Part 1: Dusseldorf
Day 1- Flew into Dusseldorf, Germany, Last night. The plane leaving from London was delayed by an hour. very annoying when I’d already been waiting at Heathrow for a few hours and was eager to get moving. I finally arrived at Dusseldorf HBF (Central train station). I was dark, cold and I was a little… Continue reading German Christmas Adventure Part 1: Dusseldorf
German Black Forest Cake
Growing up with German family, I got eat a lot of cakes, biscuits and treats (I know where I inherited my sweet tooth from). One of my Favourite German cakes has always been the Black Forest Cake, or ‘Schwazwalder Kirschtorte’ which is Black Forest Cherry-Torte. A chocolate cake layered with cream and of course CHERRIES!… Continue reading German Black Forest Cake
