The Bavarian Alps

Hi All,

Quick update on our latest adventures....we spent the night in Neuschwanstein in the Bavarian Alps.  There are two castles there and the town is amazingly cute!!  One of the castles is the premise for Disney's famous castle and it is absolutely ridiculous inside, although the then king Ludwig was determined insane and died before his castle was finished.  Its unfortunate because the 16 rooms out of the 180 some-odd are beautiful and beyond his time, would have liked to see what it would have looked like if it had been finished.  Vic and I traveled to Rothenburg and are spending the night in a medieval picturesque town.  We'll finish the romantic road and head to Berlin for a few days before we conclude our stay in Germany.  After the craziness of Oktoberfest I have to admit this touristy stuff is kind of nice.

Write again soon!
Janine

Adios Oktoberfest!!

Hi everyone,

So we made it to Munich safe and sound and our time at Oktoberfest is already done!  I have so many great pictures from our adventures I'll put up shortly.  We got very lucky and it didn't start raining until today, although its been unexpectedly cold...we were not expecting that; although we should have been!  The city is much smaller than we'd thought it'd be.  You can basically walk almost anywhere within 15-20 minutes.  Everyone has been so friendly and we actually spent last night enjoying the Oktoberfest festivities with some of the locals (what up Ralph, Martin & Peter!!).  Oktoberfest is nothing like I've ever seen before, the main area is basically like a giant fair ground with rides and games and lots of giant buildings that each represent a different beer.  Everyone sits together at long wooden tables and you just drink giant liters of beer and eat food.  I'd say rather quickly you become best friends with everyone at your table.  In the beginning of the day everyone is sitting down and by nightfall everyone is standing on the benches and tables, drinking and singing.  They have a song they sing here and they play it what seems like every 10 minutes.  At the end of it, everyone drinks so I guess even if you're trying to take it easy you really have no choice but to join in :) 

Vic and I are planning our next steps, looks like we'll be heading along the romantic road.  To give  you an idea of the romantic road its quintisential Germany....little towns, castles...very rustic and beautiful!!  One of the towns has the castle that Walt Disney used in Cinderella and later as the Disney World castle - little historical fact for you. 

Thanks for checking in and check back soon to see our pictures and my next update.

Love you all,
Janine

Its Almost Time To Go!!

Hi all,

Just wanted to take a second and thank all of you for your support over these past few months.  I'm so excited for this trip and can't wait until I can post my first pictures!!  I'll make sure to come on every few days and update everyone on what we've been doing and hopefully download pictures from our crazy adventure :)

Our first stop is Oktoberfest in Munich!!!  We should be there first thing in the morning and will probably stash our bags in the hostel and head straight out.  If you've never heard of Oktoberfest (which I'm sure you probably have, especially if you've been talking to me) here is a link with a little info. on it: Oktoberfest (Wiki Definition).  Bare with me as this is my first blog and feel free to let me know how I'm doing ;)

I'll miss you all but see you sooner then you'd realize - this trip is going to fly by!

Carpe Diem,
Janine