Bonjour,
Alright so I’ll pick up where I left off. The next city we visited was Prague in the Czech Republic. It was an absolutely beautiful city with very old, historic buildings and a lot of pretty colours. We spent a lot of time in the Old Town Centre which was always quite busy especially around the time the Astronomical clock went off each hour and a man played a little trumpet song. We explored the castle and the Czech senate and walked across the famous bridge filled with artists and musicians.
From Prague we took a night train to Krakow, Poland. The night train was a different experience as it was quite small, with six of us crammed into a tiny 6 bunk sleeper. We arrived in Krakow at an difficult time in the country’s history, as the President had just died in a plane crash. The streets were lined with Polish flags donning a black ribbon for mourning. We went and visited Auschwitz and Birkenau which was an extremely moving and interesting experience. We visited the old Jewish quarters and ate perogies at a local pub.
Next was Vienna where only spent one day. It is a very beautiful and clean city with lots of amazing statues and palaces. We spent most of the day at the Schronbrunn palace, visiting the gardens. From Vienna we hit Munich, Germany which was swarming with French people as there was a soccer game between Via Munich and Lyon. We visited a famous brewery called the Hofbrauhaus. It was very Bavarian with massive beers and sausage everywhere. Finally we ended the trip in Strasbourg, France. Strasbourg is a nice city in the North of France which is home to the European Parliament. After two weeks of non-stop travelling we were completely shattered and returned to Toulouse, tired but satisfied with all that we had seen.
With Nothing Toulouse,
Amy