Europe

europe has been pretty amazing so far. what i especially love about this place is the fact that, when you feel like, you can just hop onto a train and go traveling. i bring it up because i just put together a few collages from the photos from my weekend trips. a collage, because uploading every single photo would just clog my post. click on the collage for larger size.

so, first paris. what struck me most about paris was the grandeur of the place. the buildings, the squares, the statues, gardens, everything seemed so grand. but it's also a city of tourists. the lines were painfully long, whether at the eiffel tower or at the louvre. thankfully though, the public restrooms here, unlike in most of europe, were free of charge!

this next collage is München, or Munich. i chose to not go there during oktoberfest because of everyone telling me about how crowded and rowdy it would be. i would apparently have to wait in long lines without any certainty of ever being able to get into the beer tents. so i attended the oktoberfest organized by the city i'm in instead. was a lof of fun! germans love their fests. oktoberfest is one of many fests here. unlike oktoberfest, which is attended by more americans than germans, other fests are less touristy, and with more of the local flavor. here's the photos i took in munich when i visited it a little later. it was a lovely place. i loved the train ride through bavarian meadows and typical little picturesque villages to get there.

i would post more collages, but there seems to be a glitch in Picasa, the software I'm using to make these. my external storage drive keeps vanishing from picasa, making this a frustrating experience. not to mention blogger not allowing me to upload the photos for some unknown reason. i'm glad to be finally done with the hassle. i will post more photos in upcoming posts.

ciao!