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Visited Munich last wkend with a few of the stevenage peeps.
The weather's kinda horrid on Sat.. persistent rain the entire day! it was very foggy & cold, so much so for summer. caught the 615am train to get to Schloss Neuschwanstein (the pretty fairytale-like castle which the Disneyland castle was modelled after!)~ a loooong 2-3hrs ride away...zzzzz
Schloss Neuschwanstein was situated right on top of this massive hill.. a 30mins climb from the base.
View from above..
View of Neuschwanstein.. shrouded by clouds!! mystical eh.
the castle up close
the castle.. taken by a real professional
view of the other castle (so insignificant in comparison that I dun remember the name)
pretty Alpsee lake near Neuschwanstein
we saw a slug on the way down ~ the first slug i've ever seen in my entire life! haha
the nearby pretty town of Fussen
we then had dinner at the most famous beer garden in europe - Hofbrauhaus
the place was so HUGE yet so ridiculously crowded.. people people EVERYWHERE!
but the atmosphere was awesome. they have got this wonderful band playing.. and ever so often, the germans in the house will clap & sing along & end it with the clinking of their massive
1Litre beer mugs!
and the German house favourites.. woah.. i dun even know where to begin!
i had the ENORMOUS crackling pork knuckles + potato dumplings (crispy thick fatty skin + huge tender juicy meat chunks that melts in ur mouth..mmmmmmmm..)
Mega Pretzel!!!
we explored Munich city centre on Sunday ~ great sunny day! but all the shops are closed on Sundays...=(
The
Chinese Tower in the
English Garden (yeh.. strange huh)
we had our porky snack there. haha.
Meatball (succulent pork patty) & boiled sausage!
& yet another pork knuckle
the new Townhall.. it's built gothic style.. very grand indeed.
we climbed 306 steps (i think) up St Peter's for this.. Aerial view of Munich city.
the Residenz
& its garden!
and then we had more food..
German sweet cheese strudel!! fat, creamy & nice =)
some sweet cereal-like pastry (there were so many different kinds.. we juz kept buying & eating without knowing wat we're eating!)~Typical Singaporeans!
another great fun-filled wkend =) carted back loads of ritter sports & ferreros as well! happy big round porky chocolate tummy =D
~gone in a moment.. 
