As dad would say "ABC"

Well, it's a week since my last post and in that time I've done a loop around Germany. When Mum and Dad went to Europe many years ago Dad came back with the Saying ABC, Another Bloody Church/Cathedral/Castle, and this is certainly true, the church/cathedral and the castle/palace are at the heart of every European city. I was in Munich for the night of the football championship and its was crazy in town. People everywhere in red and white and everyone drinks in the streets. Kids here are allowed to drink and and beer when they turn 16 (harder liquor when they are 18) and there are no restrictions to drinking in the street. I liked Munich a lot and would like to go back for another visit. After Munich we headed south to Bavaria where the scenery is spectacular, it's almost like someone has painted a backdrop of snow capped mountains and hung it from the sky. We went to the medieval city of Rothenberg where the biggest Christmas shop I ever seen lives. Then onto Oberammergau (another Christmas shop and the place where the town has been producing the Passion Play since 1634) and a visit to the spectacular Neuschwanstein palace, but for my money Lindhof palace was more spectacular overall. A night spent in the Black Forest where I had one of the best views from my bedroom window then back to Frankfurt where The tour finished. I then headed off to Stuttgart where I caught up with Christoph and his family (Christoph was an exchange student who lived with my sister last year) and had a lovely time with Christoph showing me some of the highlights, including the Mercedes museum. What have I loved about Germany? The people are great, the countryside is spectacular (particularly in Bavaria and the Black Forest) and I'm really glad I have been here. I am now in Lyon waiting on a flight to Brest where I will spend the next couple of days with Tara, (I'll have to get used to a different language) and then to Paris for my last few days.