Monday, June 8, 2009

Bergkirchweih Beer Festival

























One of the most fun things I've done since being here in Germany. This beer fest is located in the small town of Erlangen which is a short train ride from Bamberg. many say it's better than the famous Oktober Fest because it's full of locals and cozier...granted it's still big!! Yesterday was the last day of the two week long celebration so I was determined to go. We were there all day! The festival is located against a hill and the whole area is full of Biergartens, rides, HUGE pretzels, chocolate covered fruit, heartshaped lebkuchen, and naturaly, WURST! Although also rained on and off but it definitely didn't stop us from having fun! This is proven by the fact that one can only buy a 1 liter beer and nothing smaller. ;)

Bad Luck in Prague...will have to go back!
























Prague....well I'll keep this short because a bit of a sore subject. I must say Prague is gorgeous-it has a very unique allure to it that not many cities have. The food is very yummy, buildings in old part of the city are beautiful, and I went to the mucha museum! Unfortunately we simply received quite a bit of bad luck. Here are a few reasons.....

1. It was cold and rained the entire time, difficult for sightseeing
2. Arrived in the hostel....cheap but not nice
3. Sarah (finland) realized her wallet was gone 5 minutes after we got there...it was stolen when we were in the train station.
4. 7 heads, 1 direction...not easy!
5. Tried out a disco...bad night to go on, it wasn't hoppin'.
6. Eastern European trains and train stations just aren't the same...very confusing, bad bathrooms, slightly dirty.
6. Well....the last night I lost my camera. Can't say it was stolen because it's more than likely my fault

So I was slightly disappointed but we have a lot to laugh about ever since. Despite my camera loss, Katrine (denmark), (denmark), and sarah (finland) made me a scrapbook type album with all Prague pictures. I just wish I had mine too...I get attached to my pictures!