München, empty streets
1. januar 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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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Dachau...
2. januar 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ❄️ 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, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ -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 ILes mer
Museum Mensch und Natur
4. januar 2019, Tyskland ⋅ 🌫 -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, Tyskland ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
Steingasse, Salzburg
5. januar 2019, Østerrike ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Königssee (Bavarian Alps)
6. januar 2019, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 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, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Le Nozze di Figaro (miniature)
8. januar 2019, Østerrike ⋅ 🌧 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 wereLes mer
Cafe Pucco's, Grinzing
9. januar 2019, Østerrike ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Espresso. Ham-bacon. Tomato. Eggs over juicy.
Best. Cafe. Ever.
Beethoven's grave
9. januar 2019, Østerrike ⋅ ⛅ 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, Østerrike ⋅ 🌧 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, Østerrike ⋅ ⛅ 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, 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.
Bratislava hrad
12. januar 2019, Slovakia ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The castle peaks out over the old town streets.
Budapest at night
13. januar 2019, Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Kék Rózsa (Blue Rose)
14. januar 2019, 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,Les mer
Ružomberok
16. januar 2019, 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.”
Košice
16. januar 2019, 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.
Zapiekanka
18. januar 2019, 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;Les mer
Podziemia Rynku (Rynek Underground)
18. januar 2019, 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, Polen ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
Auschwitz I
20. januar 2019, Polen ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
20. januar 2019, Polen ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Wieliczka salt mine
20. januar 2019, Polen ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Continuously working salt mine for the past 700 years. The walls are tasty, I should’ve brought popcorn. I saw Gollum.