A couple days of nothing that exciting

I wasn't all that impressed by Munich and Salzburg so I cut both places short by a day.

Munich was good for a maintenance stop, though - did some laundry, bought some toothpaste. I did do a beer tour which was definitely the highlight. We went around to three different beer gardens. It was a Thursday night and all of them were packed with people having beer and dinner. It's a rule that beer gardens have to allow in outside food so lots of people were picnicking. The group that went on the tour was a really great bunch. We were up until about 2 and most of us hung out at the hotel bar the next night as well. Super fun!

Having a beer with a couple new friends and 5000 Germans

Notice the drunken young thing passed out in the background.

Salzburg

Salzburg was way too crowded and touristy for my liking. Pretty, but all touristy shops and 60€ Sound of Music tours. No thanks. A hike in the mountains would involve renting a car and likely not getting back in time for the latest train out of town so I spent my time reading in cafes and walking around which ended up being nice as there were multiple outdoor concerts going on - one in every square it seemed.

 

 

Lunch spot with a band in the square

This guy was playing a didgeridoo and a drum and bells on his foot all at once. Pretty impressive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More unicorns

My hostel was 3 miles from the train station - a nice stroll along the river and through a neighborhood. I arrived about 1:00 to find out that registration isn't open until 5:00. Hostels have published check-in times, but there's always someone around and there is no problem with showing up early and either checking in if a room is available or at least dropping your pack in their luggage room. Here there was no one around. At all. Not even another traveler who might let me drop my bag in their room. It was a little eerie, really. So, I walked back to town and hung out for the afternoon...and walked back in the evening. Definitely earned my daily gelato that day!

Morning reading spot before catching the train

 

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