Krista & Kellie kommen nach Muenchen!

The last 2 weeks were amazing!  Kellie and Krista came to visit me and we had a blast. (At least I did.  Hopefully they feel the same!) I got to show them around Munich, we all went to Zurich, and then I sent them on a few trips without me.  We "experienced" Bavarian food, traveled, shopped, and ate lots of gelato.  

The second weekend they were here we went to Zurich to visit our friend Fabienne.  It was so much fun to take the train with friends!  Zurich was great and it absolutely lived up to it's reputation for being expensive, having great shopping, and being the chocolate mecca of the world.  There are two key shops for chocolate in Zurich, one is Merkur and the other is Sprungli (of Lindt & Sprungli).  I could live in these shops! Oh and the speciality at Sprungli are the Luxemburgerli which are little confections that look like tiny hamburgers, but taste like heaven!  You all have to come and visit me just so we can go to Zurich to get one.  It will be worth it, I promise.

Also while in Switzerland we spent a day at this great little city called Luzern.  It is about 45 minutes from Zurich and so beautiful.  We did some great shopping and even got Kellie an "European haircut."  Great souvenir, right?   This little city would be my top recommendation right now for honeymoon location.  

We also managed to experience 2 Swiss bachelor parties and a couple German ones too!  Oh and we discovered this Italian snack called Piadinas which is basically an Italian quesadilla.  So good!  The girls even came twice to have lunch with me at work in the canteen.  I felt like the little kid showing their parents their classroom at school.  "Here's where I get coffee.  Here's where I eat lunch. Here's my desk. Here's my window."  So sad, but I loved every second of it!

All in all I am pretty sure that they both need to move back here so we can all learn German together while teaching these Germans a few things!  

I Think That Finishes Off Austria

Since we had Monday off I figured I had better utilize the long weekend, so I headed to Salzburg.  It was the cheapest option and the easiest, so I figured why not.  I think 2 days was the right amount of time, especially since everyone else had plans already so I did it alone.  

Luckily at the same time that I have become overconfident in my knowledge of the public transportation system I have not lost my obsessive compulsive need to be on time which causes me to constantly overcompensate.  With that being said, I did not miss my train on the way there.

The trip was nice, but I think Vienna wins the Austria's best city contest.  Although one of the most interesting thing about Salzburg is that I heard more English being spoken there than I do in LA.  Not kidding.  

Oh and Salzburg helped me learn a bit more about myself too:  I don't really like most fountains.  The image of men and horses with water spraying out of their noses/mouths is just not appealing.