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- Day 1
- Tuesday, January 1, 2019
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Altitude: 538 m
GermanyMunich Central Station48°8’19” N 11°33’37” E
München, empty streets
January 1, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 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.
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- Day 2
- Wednesday, January 2, 2019
- ❄️ 1 °C
- Altitude: 474 m
- GermanyPolln48°16’8” N 11°28’10” E
Dachau...
January 2, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ❄️ 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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- Day 3
- Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 10:35 AM
- ⛅ -3 °C
- Altitude: 535 m
- GermanyMary's Square48°8’14” N 11°34’32” E
Marienplatz
January 3, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ -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 IRead more
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- Day 4
- Friday, January 4, 2019
- 🌫 -1 °C
- Altitude: 523 m
- GermanySchlosspark Nymphenburg48°9’36” N 11°30’15” E
Museum Mensch und Natur
January 4, 2019 in Germany ⋅ 🌫 -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!
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- Day 4
- Friday, January 4, 2019
- ❄️ -1 °C
- Altitude: 518 m
- GermanySchlosspark Nymphenburg48°9’33” N 11°30’11” E
Schlosspark Nymphenburg
January 4, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
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- Day 5
- Saturday, January 5, 2019
- ❄️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 454 m
AustriaMozartplatz47°48’5” N 13°2’50” E
Steingasse, Salzburg
January 5, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
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- Day 6
- Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM
- 🌧 0 °C
- Altitude: 653 m
- GermanyMalerwinkel47°34’57” N 12°59’47” E
Königssee (Bavarian Alps)
January 6, 2019 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 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.
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- Day 6
- Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 1:00 PM
- 🌧 1 °C
- Altitude: 579 m
- GermanyGern-Bach47°38’11” N 13°0’20” E
Berchtesgaden
January 6, 2019 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM
- 🌧 2 °C
- Altitude: 427 m
- AustriaAlter Markt47°47’60” N 13°2’37” E
Le Nozze di Figaro (miniature)
January 8, 2019 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 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 wereRead more
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 10:35 AM
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Altitude: 227 m
- AustriaHungerberg48°15’21” N 16°20’32” E
Cafe Pucco's, Grinzing
January 9, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Espresso. Ham-bacon. Tomato. Eggs over juicy.
Best. Cafe. Ever.
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Altitude: 183 m
- AustriaHörten48°9’8” N 16°26’23” E
Beethoven's grave
January 9, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
I’m not entirely sure of the significance of the six-winged sawfly, but it’s pretty neat.
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 2:30 PM
- 🌧 2 °C
- Altitude: 187 m
- AustriaAustrian National Library48°12’23” N 16°22’1” E
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
January 9, 2019 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
If I knew the library was going to be this beautiful, I’d have brought my nice camera.
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- Day 10
- Thursday, January 10, 2019
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Altitude: 208 m
- AustriaNaturhistorisches Museum Wien48°12’19” N 16°21’35” E
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
January 10, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 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.
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- Day 11
- Friday, January 11, 2019 at 3:00 PM
- 🌬 0 °C
- Altitude: 145 m
SlovakiaBratislava48°8’51” N 17°6’53” E
Kníhkupectov Academia
January 11, 2019 in Slovakia ⋅ 🌬 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.
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- Day 12
- Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 147 m
- SlovakiaBratislava48°8’35” N 17°6’20” E
Bratislava hrad
January 12, 2019 in Slovakia ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The castle peaks out over the old town streets.
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- Day 13
- Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 6:00 PM
- ⛅ 3 °C
- Altitude: 112 m
HungarySzéchenyi Chain Bridge47°29’56” N 19°2’38” E
Budapest at night
January 13, 2019 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
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- Day 14
- Monday, January 14, 2019 at 2:00 PM
- 🌬 5 °C
- Altitude: 124 m
- HungaryDohány Street Synagogue47°29’49” N 19°3’42” E
Kék Rózsa (Blue Rose)
January 14, 2019 in Hungary ⋅ 🌬 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,Read more
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 1:47 PM
- 🌫 2 °C
- Altitude: 485 m
- SlovakiaRevúca49°4’57” N 19°18’10” E
Ružomberok
January 16, 2019 in Slovakia ⋅ 🌫 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.”
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 8:50 PM
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Altitude: 211 m
- SlovakiaKošice48°43’24” N 21°15’23” E
Košice
January 16, 2019 in Slovakia ⋅ ⛅ 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.
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- Day 18
- Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Altitude: 218 m
PolandOld Jewish district50°3’6” N 19°56’41” E
Zapiekanka
January 18, 2019 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 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;Read more
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- Day 18
- Friday, January 18, 2019 at 6:25 PM
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Altitude: 223 m
- PolandMuzeum Historyczne Podziemia Rynku50°3’43” N 19°56’18” E
Podziemia Rynku (Rynek Underground)
January 18, 2019 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 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!
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- Day 19
- Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 8:00 PM
- ⛅ -4 °C
- Altitude: 214 m
- PolandStare Miasto50°3’27” N 19°56’32” E
Jerzy the Hedgehog
January 19, 2019 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
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- Day 20
- Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM
- ⛅ -1 °C
- Altitude: 208 m
- PolandOświęcim50°1’40” N 19°12’6” E
Auschwitz I
January 20, 2019 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
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- Day 20
- Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 1:20 PM
- ⛅ -1 °C
- Altitude: 220 m
- PolandPławy50°2’3” N 19°10’11” E
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
January 20, 2019 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
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- Day 20
- Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 4:30 PM
- 🌙 -1 °C
- Altitude: 254 m
- PolandWieliczka49°58’59” N 20°3’21” E
Wieliczka salt mine
January 20, 2019 in Poland ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Continuously working salt mine for the past 700 years. The walls are tasty, I should’ve brought popcorn. I saw Gollum.