killing time in munich

Day 39 - Munich

Munich is bitterly cold. I am still getting over laryngitis. I spent the day before in bed with tissues, medicines, and Hulu. Rob was in Salzburg, Austria. Nothing, not even that day in bed, really prepares me for touristing and a 9-hour overnight train while sick. I give myself frequent pep talks, along the lines of, You got through your three-day destination wedding with a killer flu. This is NOTHING.

five days from east to west

Day 33 to 37 - Cappadocia, Istanbul, Munich

I'm laid up in Hotel Dolomit in Munich, Germany with a sore throat, croaky voice, and a constellation of heat hives on my left arm. Yesterday, when we landed in Munich, the first thing we did was shop for coats along the rows of shops near Marienplatz. I was here in 2011 and nothing much has changed. There's a storm predicted and it's that special kind of European icy; the type of weather when locals in suburbs will keep their juices and Cokes on the ledges outside their window because it's colder than the fridge. The lagoon in Oludeniz is a very distant memory.

chasing castles along romantic roads

I took a bus along the Romantic Road to see two fairytale castles; one, built as a mini-tribute to Versailles, the other a medieval-styled behemoth which inspired the Disney logo. The sad thing is, these castles are dreams come true, but they were built by a King whose life was far from "happy ever after" as you can imagine. My trip ends here but I've still got a fistful of Polaroids and film pictures to share, as well as a post with tips on travelling alone. So bear with me; no pretty clothes, but lots of pretty places. 

♥ The castles are Schloss Linderhoff and Schloss Neuschwanstein and my base was Munich. For more travel posts click here ♥

♥ My trip Polaroids are up on Flickr. Click here or the photo ♥