We are finally home !
We are finally home
13/11/2006
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After 8 1/2 weeks of travelling we are finally home. It´s a bit sad after such a long holiday but we are happy to be home and looking forward to catching up with everyone soon. We have had plenty of adventures some of which I have already shared with you on this webpage.
I had to cut short my previous message from Munich as we were running out of internet time so I'll try to continue from where I left off. We travelled from Prague to Krakow (Poland) using the Eurorail, it was very relaxing as we had a cabin to ourselves for the whole 7 hours and even better we knew it was going to be the last train journey for a very long time.
Krakow was beautiful and I felt it wasn´t as tourist driven as Prague. For dinner we had a traditional Polish dish called Perogi. It was nice but it didn't taste as good my grandma's Polish cooking as you would probably expect.
The next day we went on a city Tour of Krakow and their Castle. It was interesting hearing about the battles and alliances between Poland and other countries over many centuries. Bec and I were the only people on the tour so we had our own personal tour guide and a coach driver!
In the afternoon we spent about three hours trying to find Schindler's Factory, which was also used in the movie Schindler's List. When we had given up trying to find it, we hired a taxi to take us there and it looked like any ordinary factory that we could have easily walked past. That night we had dinner at the hotel as it was a tiring day and we were leaving early for Munich, Germany the next day.
It was pouring with rain when we were ready to leave the hotel at 5am the next morning and the hotel's pick up service was late. Fortunately after a quick reminder phone call from the hotel, the driver of a mid 90's Mercedes sped around the corner ready to go. The 30 minute trip to the airport was a memorable experience as the driver was determined to get us to the airport on time...actually in record time.... it was a bit scary travelling at 170km on wet roads but the driver and the car performed brilliantly. We were both relieved when we made it there in one piece and on time.
We flew to Munich within a couple of hours, which was a nice change, and we had the whole afternoon free to explore. That night I had the tastiest schnitzel ever... that's a big statement as I regularly have schnitzels in Adelaide. It was a pretzel-crumbed schnitzel fried in butter and served with wild cranberry sauce and salad. It was so good we went there again on the last night before flying home.
The following day we when on a quick city tour and did some final souvenir shopping as it was last major destination of our honeymoon. At night we went on a Beer and Brewery tour which took us to a number of pubs around Munich finishing off at the infamous beer hall Hofbrauhaus. It was a huge place and most beers were served in huge litre steins.
The next day we managed to get up early for a castles tour around Munich. I've had better days as I was still recovering from the big night of beer tasting. We saw the two main castles of King Ludwig, which were built in the 1800's. This king was very eccentric, so much so, he was dethroned for being mentally unstable. One of the castles, Neuschwanstein, gave Disney inspiration for the construction of the Disneyland Castles. It was snowing at Neuschwanstein which made photo taking very difficult but if they turn out they will be amazing.
Finally it came to the last day. We decided to take it easy and make our way to the airport early, ready for the 30 hour trip home. We flew from Munich to London, Singapore, Melbourne and finally Adelaide. Bec's parents greeted us at the airport with our beloved dog Willow who had been staying with them (my parents live interstate).
We would like to thank everyone for your best wishes and messages during our trip. We had a great time and can't wait to share our photos and stories sometime soon.
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