Hello viewers! Not too much to report today but I will try my best to make this post worthwhile for all of you! Today was mostly a transit day – we left Berlin early this morning, beginning our journey to the third largest city in Germany. Munich! Can you guess the top two? We knew that the distance between Berlin and Munich was a bit lengthy, but we definitely weren’t prepared for the EIGHT HOURS that we had to endure on that bus. Our bus driver Chris was way cool however, and he made it fun for us during the time we weren’t all passed out and sleeping the hours away.

We made a stop four hours into the trip so we could visit Nuremburg, the city where the historic Nuremburg trials took place after World War II ended. We went to see different locations in the city, including the Palace of Justice where those trials took place, and also where Hitler held rallies and made speeches to those in the Nazi party. We even spotted a Burger King, which still had the symbol of an eagle on the side of the building, an icon for the Nazi party.

Pretty much for the rest of the day and after leaving Nuremburg, we continued our journey onward to Munich, reaching the city at about 7:00PM. Already being late to dinner, we went straight there from the highway and enjoyed a delicious German meal. This meal consisted of a soft pretzel, bratwurst, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes. They were all very delicious, minus the dessert in which I didn’t know what it was. I have come to the conclusion that Germany likes to keep people guessing. They are fans of the ‘mystery meat’ category, but everything we have eaten so far has been nothing but excellent.

After dinner, we went straight back to the hotel and checked into our last hotel of our European trip. It’s so sad to think that we have to leave and come back to the real world in three days but I think that mostly everyone is ready to get back home. We got settled into the hotel in no time, and quickly headed out on the town so we could find a nice spot to watch the next FIFA World Cup game. Luckily for us, it was the Germany vs Australia game. And considering we are in Germany at the moment…. I think you get the idea! It was absolutely insane, but so much fun at the same time. Germans were everywhere cheering for their team, which shut out Australia at the end with a 4-0 win. Tomorrow is the Denmark vs Netherlands game, which I believe a few of us are planning to watch when we have free time. Munich has already been a blast considering we have only been here a short time, but we still have three more days!

Tomorrow we will be heading out to Austria, which isn’t too far away at all. It’s just another country to add onto the World Traveler’s list! I will let you all know what happens and where we go tomorrow night. Sorry for such a short entry, but there’s not much to say when having to snooze on a coach for many, many hours. Oh, and did you guess the top two largest German cities? If not: Berlin and Hamburg.