Put on your Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses and together let’s
be tacky tourists in GERMANY!!! We traveled from Amsterdam to Rhine Valley and
seriously guys, Rhine Valley is STUN-ING!! As we were driving it felt like
every five minutes there was a castle to take a picture of. The backdrop was
beautiful with lush green trees, clear river water and of course the amazing
architecture. Our bus had to go to the very top of a mountain in order to drive
through a town to get to our hotel. It was quite the complicated process. A part
of the freeway was closed I recall, so we had to go a different way. As we were
coming through the town, our bus was so big that we were not sure if we could
make it. But the driver did it, and we all cheered! We had an awesome drivers
and tour guide! We didn’t spend a lot of time in the Valley, although I wish we
could have. It’s a place you can’t miss when visiting Germany, it’s also
definitely a city on my list of “Visit again”! The Rhine River is one of most
important waterways in Europe. It stretches 1,320km from Switzerland all the
way to the Netherlands and black sea. There are a bunch of day trips you can
take to go hiking, biking, and river excursions. The top thing I would do if I went
back there is visit as many castles and cathedrals as possible. I am a complete
architecture and history nut, I love experiencing it firsthand. If you’re into
cathedral’s check out the 11th-century Cathedral of St. Peter in Worms. It’s
one of the oldest towns in Germany. Mannheim is famous for its medieval
architecture, for example Old Town Hall and the Lower Parish Church.




The next day was spent driving from Rhine Valley and
visiting the lovely city of Munich. Munich is famous for the largest folk fair
in the world called Oktoberfest. Germany is very proud of their language, In
Munich we found that people knew English but not a whole lot. We spent our time
walking around trying to find the Rathaus-Glockenspiel which is a belltower in
the heart of Munich that re-enacts events from history. We kept asking where it
was and everyone said “Marienplatz”, and being tourists we had no idea what
that was. It took us a while to find! The shops are great; we visited H&M
and Karl Lagerfeld. Unfortunately we didn’t have time to visit any museums but
we did see the Museum district which consist of the Alte Pinakothek, the Neue
Pinakothek, and the Pinakothek der Moderne. You know I’m a foodie, and the food
was excellent! Start with schnitzel or pork and dumplings called Knödel. Weißwurst
is also very popular which is white sausage. I tried the red sausage; it’s the
spicy version and was amazing. Finish off your Bavarian meal with a pretzel and
sweet mustard. Yummy, I’m getting hungry just thinking about it! Have you ever
been to Rhine Valley or Munich? Or maybe you’re from Germany? Let me know below
what your favourite things to do in Germany?!



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