The rest of Rome was amazing. The Colosseum is breathtaking and we spent a fair bit of time inside admiring the infrastructure and history of the building. At one end there was a mini film crew setting up and we were hoping (along with hundreds of others) we would see someone famous - but we didn't. The rest of the day was fairly relaxed with us wandering the city. When walking toward the spanish steps for a second time there was ANOTHER movie being filmed outside a barber shop, but once again we did not get to see the actors (or we couldn't tell).
We left on the night train for Munich after 7:30 (the train was late) with hopes of getting a good night's sleep before hitting Oktoberfest. Unfortunately for us a three stacked high bunk-bed (inside a closet of a room) does not fit a man of 6'5". Poor Mike was unable to even lay down. Being on the top meant we felt the full swing of the train rocking back and forth and we both had very little sleep. But we still hit Oktoberfest bright and early!!! It was quite a hike to our hostel from the Dachau station and when we arrived we discovered we had a curfew of midnight. We were worried about making it back in time but turns out we were back by 9:30. I guess a 10 am drinking start means you end a little earlier. I (Sam) finished my first ever 1 L beer!!!! - and was sloshed. Mike powered through 4 and Will drunk...I mean drank 4 lol. We enjoyed some of the traditional food as well and soaked up the atmosphere. It was amazing to see everyone dressed up and extremely festive. There was 8 enormous beer tents and by the early evening line-ups were forming. We learned you aren't allowed to play cards inside the beer tent. We saw people puking and being haled away with saline drips. There were rides as well, but the one the boys were going to attempt was 8 euros!! That was almost a full beer's worth of money so they scratched that idea. We met up with Dan and Sam ( a couple we met during our Greek Island Hopping) and had a few drinks with them. We all then left to get some late night dinner at a restaurant. It was delicious. The waiter was rude but the food was worth it.
Today was a change of scenery. We visited the Dachau concentration camp and indulged in a guided tour. We learned some new historical information and saw the place were thousands of people lost their lives in disgusting and heart wrenching conditions. It was sobering. Standing inside the gas chamber was just too much. It was definitely a different atmosphere from Oktoberfest. We were then supposed to be headed for Prague on a 5 o'clock train but it was full. As a result, we are currently bunking in Nuremberg. We continue on to Prague tomorrow.
As the adventures continue...
We left on the night train for Munich after 7:30 (the train was late) with hopes of getting a good night's sleep before hitting Oktoberfest. Unfortunately for us a three stacked high bunk-bed (inside a closet of a room) does not fit a man of 6'5". Poor Mike was unable to even lay down. Being on the top meant we felt the full swing of the train rocking back and forth and we both had very little sleep. But we still hit Oktoberfest bright and early!!! It was quite a hike to our hostel from the Dachau station and when we arrived we discovered we had a curfew of midnight. We were worried about making it back in time but turns out we were back by 9:30. I guess a 10 am drinking start means you end a little earlier. I (Sam) finished my first ever 1 L beer!!!! - and was sloshed. Mike powered through 4 and Will drunk...I mean drank 4 lol. We enjoyed some of the traditional food as well and soaked up the atmosphere. It was amazing to see everyone dressed up and extremely festive. There was 8 enormous beer tents and by the early evening line-ups were forming. We learned you aren't allowed to play cards inside the beer tent. We saw people puking and being haled away with saline drips. There were rides as well, but the one the boys were going to attempt was 8 euros!! That was almost a full beer's worth of money so they scratched that idea. We met up with Dan and Sam ( a couple we met during our Greek Island Hopping) and had a few drinks with them. We all then left to get some late night dinner at a restaurant. It was delicious. The waiter was rude but the food was worth it.
Today was a change of scenery. We visited the Dachau concentration camp and indulged in a guided tour. We learned some new historical information and saw the place were thousands of people lost their lives in disgusting and heart wrenching conditions. It was sobering. Standing inside the gas chamber was just too much. It was definitely a different atmosphere from Oktoberfest. We were then supposed to be headed for Prague on a 5 o'clock train but it was full. As a result, we are currently bunking in Nuremberg. We continue on to Prague tomorrow.
As the adventures continue...
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