March easily became my month of travels, the first week was my spring break and I took full advantage of this opportunity. I booked a flight to Munich, then booked another flight from Prague to London, and told myself that I will figure out the rest in between. I packed up my bag and headed off to Germany.
Upon arrival I was incredibly excited to be able to speak German, which I speak pretty well. The first thing I did was head out to the Allianz arena, where my favorite club, Bayern Munich plays. I took the tour and it lived up to every high expectation I had of it. After that I headed to the famous "Marienplatz" which was the center of the city and had many beer halls. I had to complete my German pilgrimage to the Hofbrauhaus, where they served beers and pretzels in absurd sizes. After two days of exploring Munich, I took a bus to Vienna.
I originally was dreading the 5 hour bus ride to Vienna, until I realized I was driving past the Alps. It was one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. When I arrived in Vienna, my friend Tobias, who is a Austrian native picked me up. The hospitality I received from him and his family was second to none. Moreover, it was nice living with a local who knew all the good spots in the city and all of the hidden gems. My personal favorite was going to the top of the "Schonbrunn palace" where you can overlook the entire city.
One afternoon in Vienna, we decided to take a day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia. I never realized how close they were geographically. It is about the distance from Fredonia to Buffalo. However it was 180 degrees different. I never have been to Russia, but it felt as though I was. It had a real eastern block feeling. I can't say it was my favorite place but was culturally extremely cool to see something like it.
After Bratislava, we took another bus to Prague. I always had high expectations for it, but even my highest expectations for a city would have been surpassed by Prague. In my opinion it is the most beautiful cities in the world. Its architecture was Gothic and incredibly interesting. Most of their city was 3x older than the USA. The reason it is so old and feels medieval is that it was relatively untouched during the two world wars. During my two days there I walked close to 20+ miles because I wanted to soak everything in. Pictures don't even do justice to how awesome this city is. After this long week on the road I headed back to London and returned to classes.
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