Friday, December 26, 2008

Pretty Munich


Happy New year every one!!!!!!!!!!
I know we are not quite there yet, but hey!!! TWO MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!
YEAR 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!


I have been working over the xmas and did abit of shopping on the boxing day sale..the sale is great!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, back to Germany!!!
Munich was our last stop..only stay for two days, din get to go round alot..But we saw something interesting while we were on a walking tour!!!

BEAUTY QUEENS!!!!



Not quite sure what kind of beauty contest is that, maybe some Miss world thingy..But I find most of the girls was ok only..maybe if you see them from tele it will be different, but ofcos there are a few really good looking one!!! Like Miss Alps- Icy queen!!!


ALSO MISS MALAYSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


SEE!!! MISS MALAYSIA was so friendly and she gave me a big smile!!!
WAY TO GO MISS MALAYSIA!!!!!!!I am not sure what is her name though..

Miss Czech Republic looks good as well- long leg red dress!!
It was freezing cold that day in Munich, may be 1-2 degree maximum..and all those skinny beauty queen have to wear so little and stood there for good 15 minutes for the press to takke photos!!!
wonder how they can stand the cold..

Oh well, at least some one came prepared:>



Saturday, December 20, 2008


I WISH YOU A MERRY XMAS
I WISH YOU A MERRY XMAS
I WISH YOU A MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!


Here are some of the photos taken at xmas market across Germany!!!
Obviously they enjoy xmas much more than the Brit..
Their xmas markets ROCK!!!!



Their sell almost anything, from hand make animals, toy, candle to xmas light!!!
Look at those hand make animals-- their all looked so cute n I can almost hear them whispering in my ear" Bring me home please.."

Personally I feel xmas market in Munich is still the best,big town square with lots of light and stalls and the crowd!!

If you have plenty of time, do go thru all those stall n those pretty things that they are selling.
N I promise you- you Will sure end up buying something , whether you need it or not is another story:>>


Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
May you all have a wonderful wonderful year ahead:>

Friday, December 19, 2008

Gengenbach

A town that we stopped by before going to Karlsruhe, old picturesque small village in black forest.


We didn't spend a lot of time there, It was a Sunday morning,
Church day


also too early for christmas market, I bet it will be super beautiful at the night time..


Very little people on the street..


Which is really good!!!!


GOOD FOR US TO DO SILLY THING ON THE STREET!!!!!

Sunday, December 14, 2008



SO SANTA SAID HE WILL MAKE ME A PRINCESS AND LET ME STAY IN THE CASTLE:>>



*But Tom Tom got jealous, so he try to make it as hard as possible-_- *




Wati found this hostel in Ortenberg, we got such a hard time looking for cheap accomodation in the black forest itself, and youth hostel has always been our first choice especially when we are travelling in pack. Anyway, initial intention is it was the cheapest and closest to where we wanted to go, then I found out that it was actually a castle!! Was there since 1167!!!!!
how exciting!!!


A real castle!!!We saw it from the express way and it stand out so much right on top of the hill!!! So we followed Tom Tom instruction, turn left turn right and finally he said: destination arrived!!!!




But it was at the bottom of the hill-_-we looked around , din see any obvious entrance/ road, all we saw is normal houses and a big vine yard!! we drove a round the vine yard, but still couldnt find the way up the castle! After asking a old lady, we found a uphill small tiny winding road that only allow one car to pass thru at a time, hoping that it will lead us to our castle..
N the road ended after maybe 1500 meter or so at the top of the hill, with a big tractor parking at the end of the road, that means our car got no chance to turn round and we have to reverse all the way back to the bottom of the hill !!! Reverse on those 180 degree bend souless winding path with 60 degree slope?????


our brain just went blank n stare at each other!!!


N then miracle happened!!! three big german guys appeared from the back of the tractor with one beer bottle in their hand each!!
gosh!!!
I went hysteric n start waving in the car n shout: oh human!!! help!!! we are lost!!!!


*I guess at that time we wont even care if this three are serial killers!!! *


haha!!!! so they used their broken english and draw us a map , they even moved the tractor away so we can turn the car around. How sweet!!!! Really cant thank them enuf!! I cant imagine if there is no one up there !!!!

Thank you !!!!!

so it took us like maybe more than 30minutes just go round the small little town looking for our castle, and finally we arrived!!!
empty hall way!!!!

where are all the humans?????????



they are hiding behind the counter!!!
maybe is the winter, din see alot of people around!
But that fit the castle theme!!!cold n lonely!!! yeah!!! I LIKE IT!!!!

I was hopping the room will be bigger but i guess we only got to use the store room:>>
but is good enuf:> with ensuit bathroom..what more can u asked for?

lovely dining hall and the interior!!
next morning woke up looking out of our window:>
Arrived at night, din get the chance to look around the place:>
Thats how the castle looks like:>beauty!!!

thats where we were last night, going round n round looking for the way up!!

Cant imagine how short were those german soldier!!! Dun tell me that is for horses!!!! Horses cannot climb stairs!!



I think this is a great place to stay!!! Only down site is u got to drive to get there or else will be a long up hill walk. Price are reasonable, I am sure ortenberg got so much more to offer but unfortunately we got a tight scedule to follow..

But I will definately recommend this to every one!!!!
Youth Hostel Ortenberg

DO go n stay !!!



Friday, December 12, 2008

SANTA SAID: U ASKED FOR A MERCEDES, I GAVE U A MERCEDES..

N U ASKED FOR SNOW!!! SO I WILL GIVE U SNOW!!

*THANK YOU SANTA!! I REALLY BELIEVE IN U NOW:>*


Cant remeber when did this Germany tour idea came up, initially we couldnt decide which part of germany should we go, just know that we are going to enjoy the xmas market, then was a choice between cologne or munich, or to munich then cross over to Austria..finally we decided to drive from Freiburg to Karlsruhe via black forest, will spend two days in black forest, n then took a train from karlsruhe to munich.


At freiburg, we marked out the route that we wanted to take to triberg, I thought I have choosen the perfect way, i mean, u want to go some where fast n easy without any complication, u take the express way, simple !!




However, our lovely Tom tom decided to do it another way, he is one good fellow who will do anything to bring u to the destination through the shortest even that means u have to take a smallest road on the universe as long as it is showing up in the satelite!!! N i think it brought us to triberg via the snow mountain that we have seen before we start our journey:>> COOL!!!!!!!!



GOOD THING HE DID THAT!!!!!


AND WE GET TO SEE SO MUCH SNOW!!!!



U THINK THIS IS ALOT?? TILL U SEE LATER:>


this is alot!!! n is still falling from the sky!!!



WE HAVE NOT SEEN SO MUCH SNOW BEFORE !!!WE GOT ALL EXCITED N STOPPED OUR CAR BY THE ROAD SITE STARTed PLAYING WITH THE SNOW!!!!



As we drove thru along, it started snowing even more heavily, n we were all screaming in the car!!! AHH!!!!!!!!!! IS SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!



But as we go further, we got quieter, our car started to sway abit, at one point we cant see any car on the road, n the tyre trail seems to be fainter as we drove further up, the car was already going like 40 km/hr but i still constantly said: go slow Darren!!!

n thats the time i decided to pull out my map n realised we were on the different route :>>

finally we arrived a small town called Furtwangen, stopped for toilet break, n the kind lady told us there is a clock museum at the town:>


Thank god!!!TRAFFIC LIGHT= HUMAN N CAR!!!!!
we were not trapped in the snow anymore:>>


N we drove int o the town, found he museum with some helps, i must say German people are soooooo nice n sweet n helpful!!!!!!!!!!!



n then in the museum I saw my first cuckoo clocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


lots n lots of them, later we know that furtwangen is actually a holiday resort,once again, have to thanks tom tom bringging us there:>


*Wongs are every where:>*


After the clock museum, we went to the near by xmas market to have some lunch..


standing under the tent in the snow having some egg roll soup with the local- best experience ever!!!!! I had two bowls of them:>>
After we had our lunch, we quickly jump into the car again to take off to triberg, we were on the tight scedule!!!! Have to go triberg n then have to go look for our hostel in ottenberg!!! Triberg is only 16 km away, but that is the most beautiful journey that we had on our entire trip!!!




I have only seen these in a post card or a calendar!!!!


N now is in my camera!!!!!!!!




When we arrived triberg, snow were much lighter..n we trekked up to the water fall near the town:>







There is only one word - COLD!!!!




And Fang Feng had time to make a snow man!!! Abit handicap, but non the less, a snow man:>




And we had a snow ball fight as well!!



And later in the town we visited the house of 1000 clocks n bought my first cuckoo clock:> there are so many choices!!!!! I dun even know where to start!!! And finally I chose this



THIS LITTLE BEAUTY COST ME 179 EURO!!!!! VERY FORESTY..GOT A DEER N BIRDS N PINE TREE!!!ONE DAY CUCKOO CLOCK !!!!:>>i AM HAPPY!!!!



Was planning to to buy another small cuckoo clock but upon paying I spotted this nice cow clock instead:> 62 euro!!! I bled my wallet out at the second days of the tour n have to carry this two babies for the rest of my journey...


THATS NOT THE BEST PART OF THE DAY YET!!!!
SANTA SAID: NOT ONLY I WILL GIVE U LOTS OF SNOW, I AM GOING TO MAKE U GUYS PRINCE AND PRINCESS, LET U STAY IN A CASTLE!!!!




YES!!! IN A CASTLE!!!!




STAY TUNE:>>>>>>