GOSH! We missed the train to Hallstatt and wasted almost half day! The trains changed their arrival platform but the train schedule on the notice board was not updated! We blindly waited from 12plus to 2plus for two hours. Then we realised something was wrong when no one was left waiting at the station. In…
Archives for February 2008
Overwhelmed by the Bayern Munich Fans; it’s their day!
Leaving Austria. Going to Salzburg to change train to Munich. We were going to stay with a friend in Munich. After a few hours of train ride, we finally arrived in Munich, Germany. We were overwhelmed by big groups of Bayern Munich fans cheering about at the station and all over the place. It was…
The Englischer Garten in Munich
Thought I would see nudes sunbathing in Englischer Garten (English Garden)! But forgotten that it was cold and no warm sun. Who wants to strip down with the chilly wind?! Englischer Garten is one of the world’s largest urban public parks, even bigger than Central Park in New York. It is not so much a…
The Deutsches Museum in Munich
The Deutsches Museum is so big, with at least six storeys to cover the whole museum! No wonder it’s the world’s largest museum of technology and science, possessing over 100,000 objects from the fields of science and technology. We went up to the roof top of the museum and enjoyed the breathtaking view of the…
Munich Olympic Park
We visited the famous Olympiapark (Olympic Park) which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics and the Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) was the main venue for the major event. The Olympiastadion also saw the legendary World Cup Final in 1974, which resulted in a 2-1 victory for the host nation against Holland. Indeed, it’s also infamous…
Goodbye Munich
We had our farewell dinner at a Thai restaurant with the lovely Singaporean friends in Munich. First time I smelled RICE after more than two weeks of stay in Europe!!! At the moment, we felt so blessed with RICE!!! Of course, it was a good Asian dinner with plates of RICE!!! Our Munich friend had…
The Journey to Prague
The Munich station was nice and clean. We returned to Austria for connecting trains to Prague. Our first stop in Austria was Salzburg, followed by another train to Linz. Austria is also famous for its yummy apple strudels. I bought one at the train station and it cheap and tasted good too. From Linz, we…
Eat like a King in Prague
After much strange incidents at Prague station, we finally reached the Old Town Square safely. Well, the next problem was, we were confused with the street numbers and couldn’t find Youth Hostel TYN. The night was falling and yet we were still looking for the hostel and tried not to wander into quiet lanes. It…
