No kidding. I'm speaking in literal terms. The train ride from Mannheim to Mainz today was one of the most scenic rides I've taken in Europe so far. I was in doe-eyed wonder, alternating my head between left and right, trying hard to take in as much as I could. The fields were...
I spent three days in Munich and in one of those days I went to see the famous Neuschwanstein Castle in Fussen, south of Munich. It was quite foggy and cold (about 7 degree Celsius) that day but I think it adds to the whole mystery and elusiveness of the castle and King...
These two days in the Bernese Oberland have been nothing short of fantastic. Just yesterday I've been on air, land and sea. I'm now in Interlaken, which is in the middle of two lakes - Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, hence the name. Interlaken on its own isn't very exciting. There's not much...
I'm now taking a boat from Interlaken to Thun. It's slow and it takes 1 hour by boat, what train can do in 15 minutes. There are mainly elderly people on board the boat. Pensioners I believe. They are elderly couples and I think it's really sweet that they're seeing beautiful Switzerland together....
Going to Basel this morning was a spontaneous decision when flipping through the guidebook at the store 10 mins before I boarded the train. The best part of my trip was that I had no preconceived ideas of Basel and it was a delightful surprise to my advantage. Basel's tagline is "Culture Unlimited"...
Everyone knows Switzerland is an expensive place to visit, and Bern is no exception. However, the best and priceless sights in Bern are all free. I climbed up the hill (about 7-9 stories high with no steps) to Rosengarten and was treated to a spectacular view of the city. It's a Saturday and...
- Got lost instantly when I came out of the train station in Bern. - It was 7.30pm and 9 degrees celsius. - Imagine a girl (probably the only Asian one around too) carrying a 9kg backpack trying to get to her hostel. - People were speaking German. I thought French was hard...
Perhaps this sentence sums up the life of Vincent Van Gogh. We visited the mental institution in St Remy de Provence where he was admitted. Today it is part asylum, part museum, where funding comes from. In the museum, Van Gogh's cell is recreated and visitors get to see and imagine what it...
Is it French? Is it Roman? This is Arles, once conquered by the Romans (and as my French hostel mate says, Romans conquer everything) and is a 30 minute train ride from Avignon, my base city. Nestled in Provence the south of France, Arles is a rugged beauty. Much of it was destroyed...
