I just returned from spending my day in the alps hiking through the clouds. The countryside is stunningly beautiful throughout Germany. I toured the castle Neuschwanstein, which is also what Walt Disney based his castle on. I learned all about "crazy" King Ludwig II(If anyone is really bored, his story is very interesting). The hike took about 45 minutes from the bus stop to the castle and I enjoyed every minute of it. There was so much detail insi...

Woke up to a beautiful morning today here in Munich. The hostel here is huge are really nice. Really feels more like a hotel. I've had a busy couple of days, lots of travel. So my first train experience was interesting. I reserved a seat on a morning train from Roma to Venice the night before I was leaving. That morning I learned that the Italian train workers decided to strike that day and my morning train would not be leaving. Italians don't seem to like...