Showing posts with label Yifat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yifat. Show all posts

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Some impressions from Bavaria

As I promised, here are some stories about my travels with Yifat around Munich and Bavaria.

Lets start with a picture from our apartment, from the day Yifat came,
a day in which you could see the Alps (it was such a clear day):



On Sunday when Yifat landed, we went home for a bit and then wanted to take advantage of the beautiful day it was outside. The temperature was really high (relatively of course) and the sun shone in the blue blue sky. We went to the Olympia tower which is right in the Olympia park (where the notorious Olympics in 1972 took place), watched the views all the way up to the Alps, and looked at the whole city.




After that we went straight to the last day of Oktoberfest, which was really great, and we really understood why ppl from all over the world go there. Well... I guess once or twice is enough though...

In the next days we walked around Munich a lot, and saw quite a lot of it, which was really good for me, coz I wouldn't have learnd the streets so fast after moving unless Yifat came. Since she took most of the pictures in Munich, I'm not going to put any here, but I guess I'm going to put pictures from here in the future, concidering the fact that I'm going to live here in the next few years.

After wondering in Munich, we took two days to travel in Bavaria a bit, on the one day we went south to the famous castle Neuschwanstein, which was the inspiration to the Disney caslte:

The caslte in very nice Autumn colors


View from one of the windows in the caslte (yes, WOW!!!)


We actually drove there through the town Garmisch, a very posh ski area, and the views there were really breath-taking:


The middle of town: Garmisch


In the evening after the castle we drove back to Munich, stopping in lake Starnberg. On the way there we took these really nice country roads Bavaria has to offer, and got stuck in traffic. Not normal traffic, but this kind of traffic:


You see, there was a whole heard of cows walking back to their stable, after a day of eating and walking in the sun. We had to drive really slowly behind them, until they reached their goal. Was really funny!!!

We only got to the lake in the evening, to have a drink on the shore, in a nice Beer-Garten, but it was still very nice:



The next day we got up early and went east to Chiemsee. It has two islands in it (well two big ones, it actually has a few other smaller ones), on which there's a lot to see. Here are some pictures from the way (it was a very misty morning, which reminds me of the song with the same name, by Bob Marley), and I got some really nice pictures from a rest area on the way:




Driving to the lake we realized that our day is going to be very hazy and cloudy and grey. Nevertheless, we had a nice day (even if it was cold) on the islands:


On the next weekend we drove to Rob's parents to walk in the old town there, and on Sunday we drove home through Regensburg, which is a really nice town.

I hope you enjoyed our little travels in Bavaria, lets hope that there are going to be a lot more!

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Back Home

Was at Yifat's for 2 days. Was GREAT! We went out on both nights, the first I got kinda drunk, the second- I learnt from the last one to not mix alcohol (it seems like we never really learn, right?) couldn't get much sleep the first night coz of the nausea... lol... We went to the uni's pool yeasterday (the nice lady let me in for free, from the back gate - coz there's no way to get in unless you buy a 5 entrance ticket for 200 nis) after that we went for indian food- in a really cheap great little restaurent, where you sit on cushions outside, and there's only vegetarian food. On the way south to Yifat, I met a person about my car. I still have my car- do the math. It's really hard to sell my car because it was a rental before. I hate lying to people's faces. I'm no saint, but now i know there are a few things wrong with it- and I can't stand in front of a person- and try to sell him or her a "damaged" car. It's not on such bad shape- I must say- but well... it's not perfect... Dahhhh!!! it's a used car!!! It seems like everyone here is trying to get a perfect car, for really cheap. Stupid people.
Today I left, and started driving to the north. Stopped at my dad's for a short visit- saw my lil bros, had some fun with them. Then headed home. I miss having my own place, but here it does feel more like home than anywhere else right now...
I must admit that I CAN'T wait for my flight. It's in exatly 3 weeks. Still have to get back to this one Chinese uni in Shanghai- the only one that said- "OK - you can sign up- if you're willing to catch up on the program yourself" (I'm gonna get there 2 weeks after the semester starts). It's not gonna be easy- but I'll start going over my Chinese books tomorrow.
Gonna go to sleep soon- after I'll have some quality time with myself...

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Going away

I'm goin away for 2-3 days, to visit Yifat, in Beer Sheva. I really need this break from here- at my moms... It's been an educating experience... I've learnt that a 26 year old CAN'T live with a 50 year old. I've learnt that I LOVE LIVING ALONE. I've learnt that I'm just not myself anymore- coz I really don't spend so much time with myself in my own environment anymore. I wonder how it'll be when I'll live with Rob. I mean- I obviously feel a lot more like myself around him than around my mom- he doesn't try to shove food into my mouth. He doesn't ask me a milion questions a minute. He doesn't listen to my phone conversations (well to be fair- he doesn't understand them... they're in Hebrew...) but he doesn't. I must admit- my mom is really one of the nicest people i know, and one of the most interesting people i know. But living with her... being with her for hours every day (I have absolutely nothing to do except for the gym... how sad)... That's practicaly impossible...

So- I'm going away for a few days, just to be myself again. Go out, go to the pool, be with my friend. Be me.