The day after Oktoberfest was the second of our two side trips. I was a little relieved that it would be the last day in a row where we had to travel long distance on the train. However, it was also our earliest start and I had the hardest time dragging myself out of bed that morning. (T__T) From Munich HBF we took the train to Füssen, then waited for a bus to take us directly into Schwangau. There were so many tourists heading…
Moving onto the main highlight of the trip – Oktoberfest. The day after Hallstatt was another long train journey to Munich. For the next two days in the city I bought a regional ticket to travel within Bavaria. One of the cool things about riding the DB is that group rates are often a lot cheaper. A ticket for a single traveler would cost €25, while an additional person was only €7 extra. Once we arrived in Munich, we stopped by the hotel to drop…
When I was planning my trip to Europe, I had some side trips I knew I wanted to do. However, in addition to traveling between three major cities, figuring out the logistics of how to fit in these side trips was a bit of a hassle. For the most part I had planned everything perfectly – I left enough time for sightseeing, made all the reservations I needed, and got all my connections figured out – with the exception of my…
The next morning we headed over to our next stop – Salzburg. Prior to leaving on my trip I bought my train tickets directly through the ÖBB website. If you buy tickets well in advance, you can get what is called a Sparschiene ticket, which is essentially a discount ticket. Instead of paying €55 for a regular ticket, I only paid €19 for it, so I definitely recommend purchasing tickets ahead of time! The journey to Salzburg took a…
For our first and only full day in Vienna, we started the morning off at Hundertwasserhaus. The apartment building with the colourful facade was designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. As the building is outside of the city centre, I was a little surprised by the amount of people already there when we arrived early morning. Aside from admiring the building from the outside (it’s still in use as a residential building), there’s also a little village ‘mall’ with numerous gift shops and…