München, empty streets
1. Januar 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Munich is a ghost town today. Eerie, but peaceful. I love the skinny trees lining this street. Walked around, everything closed. Still trying to recover from an ever-worsening cold.
There was debrisWeiterlesen
Dachau...
2. Januar 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ❄️ 1 °C
(1) Hallway with small, lightless prison cells. Prisoners would be fed once every three or four days. (2) Replica of a cage used to hold mosquitoes to infect prisoners with malaria.
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Marienplatz
3. Januar 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
Fantastic view of Marienplatz from the ground and from Peterskirche (St. Peter’s Cathedral). The hike up "Alter Peter" (Old Peter) consists of about 300 stairs, so I was pretty dizzy by the time IWeiterlesen
Museum Mensch und Natur
4. Januar 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌫 -1 °C
(1) A museum that serves beer? Thank goodness for Cafébar Limulus! (2) Now I know 12 of the insect orders in German (Hymenoptera is “Hautflüger”). (3) Chromosome quiz!
Schlosspark Nymphenburg
4. Januar 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
Steingasse, Salzburg
5. Januar 2019 in Österreich ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Königssee (Bavarian Alps)
6. Januar 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
For a good part of the hike, mine were the only footprints in the snow. Also, who would have thought an umbrella would be so useful? Afterwards I walked around Berchtesgaden.
Berchtesgaden
6. Januar 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Le Nozze di Figaro (miniature)
8. Januar 2019 in Österreich ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
Really neat miniatures of opera sets at Mozart’s Birthplace Museum. Besides Mozart’s first violin, this was the coolest exhibit (I was disappointed that all the sheet music on display wereWeiterlesen
Cafe Pucco's, Grinzing
9. Januar 2019 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Espresso. Ham-bacon. Tomato. Eggs over juicy.
Best. Cafe. Ever.
Beethoven's grave
9. Januar 2019 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
I’m not entirely sure of the significance of the six-winged sawfly, but it’s pretty neat.
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
9. Januar 2019 in Österreich ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
If I knew the library was going to be this beautiful, I’d have brought my nice camera.
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
10. Januar 2019 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
(1) The exhibits never end! (2) Staircase to 2nd floor. (3) Archaeopteryx! (A real one this time—the one in Berlin was a replica.) (4) Deep-sea exhibit.
Kníhkupectov Academia
11. Januar 2019 in Slowakei ⋅ 🌬 0 °C
(1) The "wonderful" view from the hostel entrance. (2) Slovak book of birds acquired (plus some other spoils); I should note that the beer is Czech and the kielbasa is Hungarian.
Bratislava hrad
12. Januar 2019 in Slowakei ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The castle peaks out over the old town streets.
Budapest at night
13. Januar 2019 in Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Kék Rózsa (Blue Rose)
14. Januar 2019 in Ungarn ⋅ 🌬 5 °C
This is what I ate today. I went to a real Hungarian restaurant and not a tourist trap. It’s cheese wrapped in chicken breast wrapped in bacon! And don’t worry, there were vegetables inside. Also,Weiterlesen
Ružomberok
16. Januar 2019 in Slowakei ⋅ 🌫 2 °C
I don’t really understand any Slovak, but I can sort of figure it out when asked if I’d like anything in my coffee, like “mlieko” (milk) or “alkohol.”
Košice
16. Januar 2019 in Slowakei ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
(1) The city center is really cozy—from here it’s hard to tell this is a city of nearly 240,000 people. (2) The bookshelf at the place I’m staying has some nice selections.
Zapiekanka
18. Januar 2019 in Polen ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Fun fact: This delicious street food is the entire reason I decided to loop around through Poland. Another fun fact: The cost was about 1/2 as much as my Americano at Costa Coffee (zł 7 vs. zł 13;Weiterlesen
Podziemia Rynku (Rynek Underground)
18. Januar 2019 in Polen ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Medieval city ruins housed in a strange underground archeological museum with relics, intricate models, and even holograms... not to mention the skeletons in the freaking floor!
Jerzy the Hedgehog
19. Januar 2019 in Polen ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
Auschwitz I
20. Januar 2019 in Polen ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
20. Januar 2019 in Polen ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Wieliczka salt mine
20. Januar 2019 in Polen ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Continuously working salt mine for the past 700 years. The walls are tasty, I should’ve brought popcorn. I saw Gollum.


























































