Neuschwanstein in Füssen

So that morning we went to a floehmarkt yg x best kat nuremberg. On the train, ada la sorg mabuk ni came and sat beside me, cuak gak ler. Dia naik train bwk botol n nyanyi gile kuat tak stop2. Aku pon duduk keras je n pura2 tgk luar tingkap sampai senget2 leher. Alm ni pulak pakai t-shirt nuremberg FC. Nuremberg is not a big club rasanya, tp kalu pakai kat Bayern ni, sah2 la org tegur, dah la Asian, x ckp german, minat Nuremberg, pelik tu.

Kat Koenigsee hari tu, ada sorg pakcik tu tegur, alm x perasan, pakcik tu siap tarik tangan dia sambil dok tunjuk2 kat t-shirt dia, big deal tu! Tu ok lg, on the train today, mamat mabuk pon tertarik gak! Takotnya aku. Dahla ckp x clear, mabuk kan, pastu tak stop2 nak alm layan dia membebel. Nasib ada sorg mamat yg tgh dok baca buku ni tension sbb dia bising, pastu mamat bookworm tu marah dia.

Takot aku kot dia ngamok ke apa. Tp germans ni mabok pon ok lg, dia ngomel2 kat mamat bookworm tu and turned his attention to alm, and i caught him saying something like, "Ahhhhh, Nuremberg is number 1, my friend!". Nasib fan gak kalu fan club lain kang, tak ke naya?

Anyway, lepas g Nuremberg, we decided to go Füssen to see the famed Neuschwanstein castle that inspired the Sleeping Beauty castle of Walt Disney. Jauhnya tak terhingga. Tapi mmg besar dan cantek, sampai nak bankrap Bavaria layan kerenah King Ludwig yg nak bina benda2 pelik camni. But visionaries mmg camtu kekadang. Time hidup, org kutuk, lama lepas tu, baru org nmpak hasil visionsnya.

Neuschwanstein mmg no 1 attraction la kat germany, time naik train balik, coach kami full of foreigners, germans sekor pon tarak. Asians ramaiiiiiii! koreans, japanese, indonesians, 2 ekor malaysian, mexicans (or maybe spanish), americans toksah cite aaa, dia ckp je, satu train bole dgr, tu tak dgr dia lg.

the castle taken from the not-so-nice angle. Nampak part yg diorg tgk sibuk nak restore.

So kononnya, nak panjat bukit to get a nicer view. Tapi dah tua2 ni, cam takot2 lak, dah dgn lapar lg, panjat halfway je, then patah balik, tapi ambik je la gmbar hutan, bukti usaha tu penting.

So we decided, g je la Neuschwanstein trus. Dah nak lewat dah pon, takot x dpt kejar train balik. Tak dpt view menarik pon x pe la, naik turun bukit bertar pon dah cukup penat.

Mmg majestic ler.

Seeing this, I could almost imagine seeing jesters entertaining the court some 200 years ago.

From here, u can hear a river flowing fast down in the gorges below, tenang rasanya.

Yang kuning tu is the much smaller Hohenschwangau castle. Tp dalamannya lg cantek sbb this was where Ludwig II spent his childhood, hence, it's older than Neuschwanstein.

Hari nak ujan ler, mendung je

Dekat public WC ada tasik cantik, so amik la gmbar b4 balik erlangen

Muenchen... yet again

I know, I've been to the BMW show room before, but this time, I followed the plant tour. The tour took around 2 hours, and we had to walk for around 2-3km around the plant, looking at various stages of the production line.

I forgot what I saw. Plus, not being a big fan of cars, tah pape je la diorg tunjuk ni. But I remember seeing the different types of engines of different horse powers. Guide dia is a senior engineer kot, has access to everywhere, knows everything about the car production, lawak lak tu. Dia cerita la, when they were to come out with a new more powerful engine, the practical Germans would ask, "What for?", but the Americans would go, "So when can I order it?" Tu la nak cerita the difference that probably drove the American economy down the drain skarang ni, blanja sesuka hati, nak enjoy jerrrr. Tp tht's good for BMW ler, sbb tu diorg smpai bukak factory kat US, sbb market diorg sana besar gler, cume certain model je still buat kat HQ dia kat Munich ni.

Teringin la tu...

he died...

he

Herzogenaurach

for those who are not in the know, Herzogenaurach is the home of adidas and puma. They were founded decades ago by 2 brothers, adolf n rudolf dassler. Originally, they both worked for the family shoemaking business. But there were some disagreements, and Rudolf decided to leave the company, crossed the Aurach river, and started his own company.

Adolf renamed the company to his name, Adi and added 'das' to Adidas, and Rudolf aka Ruda named his Puma, and for several decades following the events, the people of Herzogenaurach were also divided into groups that suported Adi and Ruda so much so that each side of the river had their butcher, baker etc. The relationships between the descendants of the two weren't too great either. When the grandson of Rudolf decided to leave and work for Adidas some 10 years ago, it caused a bit of a storm. But things are probably much better now. I was there last week, and nobody really cared if u supported puma or Adidas. To them, they are just 2 great international sports brand.

Anyway, we were there twice.The first time, we only went to adidas, i didnt buy much, but alm bought quite a lot. he said, the things there, while they may not be very cheap, (some were, but not all), they are not easy to find in asia, plus the quality's so much better.

The second time we went to Herzo was just 2 days later. This time, we went to puma, but the selections werent too great, so we walked for almost 2km across the field to adidas (again, cam tak puas-puas je), and this time, i got myself a shirt n a pair of sneakers.

the puma outlet, a new one is under construction nearby

crossing the field to go adidas

finally there

Euro Trip 2 - Ulm (21 June)

After 20 hours of being on the bus and surviving a multitude of problems including perut berangin and bontot berdarah, akhirnya we made it to Ulm. Why Ulm, no reason really, it's just tht from Ulm, we could get the longest ride on ICE (fast train) at the lowest price.

Tapi dah smpai tu, pusing2 la amik angin. Ulm ni actually the birthplace of Einstein... tu je la yg aku tau.

Lama2 tgk bgn camni, lama2 dah tak rasa cantek dah.

Hmmmm... where did i see this astronomical clock before? Aha! Either the designer didnt really die or he did die, hence, he couldnt sue the plagiarizer.

We know there's a river somewhere, so lalu la kawasan rumah org yg sunyi sepi and all u could hear was a sound of someone playing the piano...

Walk thru that little tunnel in the previous pic, and u get a glorious field. My guess is the wall used to surround a town and perhaps a castle much like those u get in robin hood movies

Pigeons and ducks everywhere

Pusing2, sampai pon ICE, boleh balik erlangen.

Muka org excited nak naik train laju. Perhaps it's a guy thing kot ye? My fren's 4-yr-old kid pon suka main Thomas and Friends.