Day trip to the pebble beaches of Brighton
For only £10 return, Tiantian and I bought advance tickets to the seaside town of Brighton, located just 1 hour south of London! To be honest, there isn’t much to do visit and explore here – the best thing to do is to simply relax on the pebble beach and watch the sunset. Along the...
Walking on the cobblestone streets of Prague – Part 2
Connecting the Old Town and Lesser Town, Charles Bridge is the most popular structure in Prague. In the day, it is bustling with activity as artists sell their paintings or jewellery on both sides of the bridge and musicians busk amidst the walking traffic. In the night, it would turn into a romantic place to see the...
Walking on the cobblestone streets of Prague
After visiting Munich, Fussen, Salzburg and Vienna, little did we know we saved the best for the last – Prague. Having just walked out from the Soviet sphere of influence, Prague has a charm that can’t be found in the cities we visited earlier. The cobblestone streets, the occasional non-classicist architecture, the shades of communist...
Vienna explored – Musikverein, Schönbrunn Palace, Stephansdom and food
Vienna may not be the prettiest city we’ve had seen, but there’s no reason to skip it as well. In the cultural and economic centre of Austria, the word ‘grandeur’ is exemplified in many aspects, including music, architecture and even food (the coffeehouse culture). Within a short 2 days, Tiantian and I tried to capture the essence...
Museums in Vienna – Kunsthistorisches Museum and Sisi Museum
Vienna is another one of those cities with a treasure trove of good quality museums. If you’d love museums, I dare say you can spend 4-5 days here simply visiting one or two of each per day. However, for the casual travellers that just want to check out a select few, we would recommend visiting...
A peek into Salzburg
If there’s one regret during our stay in Salzburg, its that we needed more time! As we only arrived in Salzburg on the night before and had the next train to Vienna at 3pm in the afternoon, we effectively only had 6 hours of day time to explore the city of Mozart and The Sound...
Fussen and the Neuschwanstein castle
Famous for the Neuschwanstein castle, Fussen is a small town about a 2-hour train ride south-west from Munich. It isn’t the first time I’m here, the last time being a few years back during winter. The tourist crowds visiting the Neuschwanstein castle remained as huge, but I must say the weather is much more pleasant...
Of beer and meat in Munich
Beer halls are good places to look for if you wish to eat out in Munich – you can get a decent meal from 6-7 Euros. After all, they are already earning a lot from beer itself! Be prepared to eat lots of meat, as Bavarian food are mostly meat-based, such as pork knuckle, pork...
Museums in Munich – Deutsches Museum, BMW Museum & Neue Pinakothek
Museum-hopping is like a standard ritual when visiting many of the established European cities, and in Munich itself, there are plenty of museums for you to choose from. Yet, it is not just the artsy museums that Munich has, there are also science and technology related museums owing to Munich’s global presence in research and...
