Anyway, Belgrade was next...
BELGRADE
^ These were fantastic views from on top of Belgrade's famous fortress
^ Love this photo of her!
My first impressions of Belgrade were not that great but I did enjoy the city after I had looked around a lot. You have to give each place a chance! Plus, the guys that ran our hostel were super-duper nice and even gave us a souvenir each :)
ZAGREB
People we met had been telling us how Zagreb wasn't all that and even lacked character, but I didn't really understand this because I thought Zagreb was lovely! It was very clean and smart, and there was something about it that reminded me of Austria. Plus, the World Cup had started by then so it was buzzing!
^ A very interesting museum! Sad, but also humorous at times
Zagreb was full of museums but unfortunately we were on a budget so we couldn't go too culturally crazy. I would definitely recommend checking them out if you are ever headed to Croatia's capital. We had a bit of an awkward moment in the post office, by the way. Clara wanted to exchange some Serbian money but we didn't realise that the Serbs and the Croats .. don't exactly have the best relationship in the world (lots of fighting previously.) Anyway, she was very cold towards Clara. Remember to learn your history, people!
MUNICH
It was somewhat of a shock coming back to Germany, having to use Euros and realising we weren't millionaires like we had been in Bulgaria / Romania. However, it was also quite comforting to be back in the west! And Munich was amazing.
^ Ignore the crane in the foreground. Isn't this utterly amazing? It's Munich's top tourist attraction and has a clock similar to the one in Prague. People come from far and wide to hear it chime and see the little figurines do dances (YouTube it?)
^ Us at the most famous drinking den on earth?
I'm not sure who the dude in the middle is but there is another lion on the other side of the one here and the only difference between them is that the lion on the left of this stage has its mouth open and the lion on the right has its mouth closed. The lion with its mouth open is facing in the direction of the government buildings, and that is supposed to represent the fact that there is always an opportunity to speak out against your government. However, the lion with its mouth closed is facing a nearby church, and that symbolises that God can never be questioned. Adolf Hitler used to really like this spot and he gave lots of speeches to the German public upon this stage. It's quite ironic considering the lion with its mouth open was only metres away .. think about it.
On that note, I end my account here! I'm sorry that I dragged it out quite a bit but these pictures don't even make up half of what I snapped! There was so much to see and learn and I am definitely inspired to travel lots in the future.
'The world is like a book. Those who do not travel read only one page.'
Rhi x
