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Tyler and Stefan are two cool brothers going on an even cooler year-long trip around the world with their Mom and Dad. These two lucky boys (11 and 8) are excited to explore the world.

Friday, May 1, 2009
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Touring Germany

Hello everyone. We just visited Germany and I'm going to tell you about it ...
 
We went to a castle called Hohenschwangau Castle -- long name, don't you think? It was where the famous King Ludwig II lived as a child.  I really liked it because it had a lot of cool paintings and objects inside. The castle belonged to Ludwig's dad, King Maximilian.
 
Photo: Castle
Then we also visited a castle called Neuschwanstein which is the castle that Walt Disney got inspired from when he designed Disney World. Newschwantein Castle was never finished but it is still a big tourist attraction and museum. I liked the castle because the rooms that were finished were very, very beautiful. It even had a part of it that was meant to look like a cave, which I thought was very strange. Another thing that was really funny is that on a road right near the castle, we saw a "toad crossing" sign. Check it out!

Photo: Frog crossing sign We just guessed that they didn't want people to run over any princes! Ha ha.
 
After visiting the castles, we drove to the city of Munich. In the city, there is a famous restaurant called the Hofbrauhaus. Even though they serve food, The Hofbrauhaus is not really a restaurant. It is a really old and huge beer hall where people get served beer in big liter glasses. Tyler and I had a pint of Sprite and two giant Bavarian style pretzels.

Photo: Bavarian pretzelWe even saw a guy in lederhosen there, which is a traditional German outfit, and there was an umpapa band playing German music. We had a fun visit to the Hofbrauhaus.

Photo: Hofbrauhaus bandOn our last day in Germany, we went on a bike tour of Munich. We went with Mike's Bike tours, but we didn't have Mike as a guide. Instead, we had a guide named Steve and he was really funny. We went to a big outdoor beer garden in the park for lunch and they had great food there, like bratwurst and grilled chicken. The park was also really cool because there was a part of the river there where people actually went surfing! Take a look at the video:



Steve was a great guide and he made learning about the history of Munich really interesting.  
 
I really liked Germany and hope I can go back.

3 Comments

Dear Tyler and Stefan,

Hello! This is Julie and I grew up with your father!
Have you ever seen your father in lederhosen? I have...ask him about it....
Ask him what he had to wear to school when he was young!

Also, the operas performed in that castle were mostly written by Wagner. You can ask my Dad all about him when you get back home.

Tell you parents we all say "hello!"
Julie

river surfing is the CRAZIEST AND AWESOMEST surfing i have ever heard of

That was soooo beast! I could never river surf EVER! That is so amazing! That looks so fun! I wish I could try!

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