Continuing my graduation trip series which was done back in 2015. If you are interested to see where else I went to, please go to links below :)
Honestly I no longer remember the details of everything. But before getting straight to Munich, scenes from the long journey by an overnight train from Ede-Wageningen to Munich alone are kinda intact in my memory. I still remember few hours before I left, Mita's husband prepped me about the overnight train, which was known for not being the safest way of traveling as robbery would happen from time to time. So I started my journey feeling terrified, took a local train from Ede-Wageningen to Arnhem, then transferred to City Night Line (CNL) 419 to continue the journey towards Munich. I bought the couchette 4 berth compartment type ticket, hoping I could still lay down and sleep with cheaper cost than the sleeper compartment type. Because by the time I got onto the train it was already dark, I couldn't tell if there was anyone else in the compartment. I didn't even know where was the switch to turn on the light, so I just went straight to my berth and tried to relax. Actually this overnight train journey was the center of how I decided to pack my luggage. I only brought 1 cabin size luggage and a small shoulder bag for this Euro trip to keep everything light and manageable even if I happen to be disoriented going to new places. Along the way, I figured that there were already two men in the compartment, and a lady got into the compartment few stations after me and hopped onto the berth above mine. It is still clear in my head when I was quite shocked when in few station later, I could hear some drunken men got onto the train, and one of them opened the door of my compartment. I spontaneously screamed "Noo!! Noo!!" and he walked away 😥. Despite being super anxious, I think I managed to sleep even I kept wearing my jacket and shoulder bag😅. It was a great relief when I finally saw Nadia in Munchen Hbf. Stayed in Munich for 3 days and 3 nights with side trips to Neuschwanstein and Salzburg.
We enjoyed walking around Marienplatz, Odeonsplatz, English Garden (which was one of the shooting location of Indonesia movie "Habibie & Ainun"), and Olympiapark. We also went to BMW Welt and people watching of those who seemed to be about buying new cars. We also went to Hofbrauhaus on one night when Bayern Munich won a match. What I was happy about during my stays in Germany was that most days were sunny compared to when I was in the Netherlands and in Belgium.
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| Neus Rathaus in Marienplatz |
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| Odeonsplatz |
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| Englischer Garten |
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| Birds in Olympiapark |
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| Olympic Tower in Olympiapark |
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| One of the U-Bahn station |
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| Hofbrauhaus, they are not beers! |
Not that I was a fan of this soccer club, but we went to Allianz Arena after our trip to Neuschwanstein. We were surprised when we met two Korean guys who we also met when we were in Neuschwanstein. Since we remembered each other, we took a picture together in front of fog covered Allianz Arena 😁Not posting the picture here though.
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| Allianz Arena covered in fog |
Will post about Neuschwanstein and Salzburg in separate posts hopefully not in so long! Ciao!
