German Language Tour

Tag Neunzehn (Day Nineteen) by Elsa Wilkinson

We started off our morning with yet again a buffet breakfast It’s nearing our last days so I think we are all looking forward to eating Weetbix and Vegemite on toast in a few days. After everyone had finished getting ready, we made our way to our minibus that was going to take us to the village of Hohenschwangau where we were to begin the start of our last adventures

Our 2-hour long bus trip to Hohenschwangau was entertained mainly by the beautiful Alps and countryside, but also Oscar’s rapping. Upon arrival, we made our way to the ticket centre where we arranged what our game plan was going to be for the day We had 40 minutes to explore the small village, where many people went and sat by the lake and watched swans, walked to the Hohenschwangau castle or enjoyed food in little restaurants and cafes. We met back up before tackling the climb up to the main attraction; Schloss Neuschwanstein.

We managed to take a gazillion photos in front of the castle before actually venturing inside for our guided tour. The castle has been completely restored, but seeing as King Ludwig the Second had died at age 40 he never got to finish building it. We did however get to see multiple rooms including the study, ballroom/hall, kitchen and dining room

After the guided tour we walked up the hill even more and waited in line for half an hour to stand on the Marienbrücke A bridge that is 90 metres above the river that runs around the castle From here we got astounding panoramic views of the village, castle (of course) and even the lakes, rivers and mountains that cover the surrounding land.

We spent our last full day in Germany doing so much! And due to the heat, and several kilometres of hiking up the mountain everyone was so exhausted Let’s just say it was a very quiet two hours back to Munich ��. Where we were greeted with a wonderful bongo drum performance before getting in some last-minute snack shopping. (Straight to the chocolate aisle!) we then had our last chance to walk through Munich on the way to dinner Yet again, another traditional biergarten and German restaurant

Some of us played soccer in the park and sat chatting whilst waiting for our table to be ready. Although our food took a while to arrive, we kept each other entertained and enjoyed the atmosphere of our final night For dinner tonight we had: potato dumplings, roast pork and beef, bratwurst, chicken schnitzel, roast vegetables, and of course cabbage salad. Today was Sophie’s last night with us, so we said our goodbyes before catching our last U-Bahn back to our hotel for a much-deserved rest

Vielen Dank fürs Mitlesen, wir sehen uns in Australien �� (Thanks for reading, we will see you in Australia)