So... the thing about plans is.........they NEVER work out! Hah! So it's better to not plan and be surprised than plan and be disappointed! This happened to me recently.
A friend was inviting me to Munich and Salzburg with her family and I couldn't decide what to do! Whether I have the money to spend in both the cities, the time and also whether i should be travelling when my exams are just around the corner. So I just packed my bag and landed in Munich and decided to take it from there!
I have been to Munich before for the Oktoberfest, hence have hazy memories of Munich as I was drunk for the most part of it. So this time, it was nice to take the city walking tour, roam around like a tourist, enjoy the sunny day and spend time with my people from back home. Munich is just incredible! With its huge gardens, huge roads, massive buildings AND the most important - the gigantic Beer Gardens! Whoa! Anybody who visits Munich and likes beer, it's a must that you should go to the Augustiner Beer Garden. Community drinking and eating is absolute fun! The interesting part is Munich still manages to be peaceful when needed besides being so big. I just cannot decide between Munich and Berlin - which city is my favourite!
After having so much fun in Munich I spontaneously decided that I must go to Salzburg as well! And why not! It's just 2 hours away from Munich and it's in Austria! So once again a different country reachable by train in just 2 hours! Also not very costly if you are a group of people and buy the Bayern day ticket..The journey to Salzburg was scenic and fun with lot of interesting conversations. Salzburg is a very fancy city and the fancyness starts right from the train station. It was so posh! My suggestion to all travellers who want to Salzburg would be to go to the information office of the train station and buy the Salzburg Card. The one day card costs around 27 euros and you can buy a card valid upto 2 days. The best thing about this card is that it includes all the local transport costs and also the entry costs of most of the tourist sites! So it's definitely worth buying this card. We ended up saving a lot of money.
There are lots of things to see and places to visit in Salzburg but as
we were there only for a day we decided to first see the Hohensalzburg
Castle and then go to the Untersberg. The castle is situated on top of a
hill and offers the most amazing view of the city! The ride to the
castle in a cable car is fun and exciting! After spending some time
enjoying the view from the Castle we decided to take the bus to the
Untersberg.
Basically these are range of mountains which you can reach via a Ropeway. The ropeway ride is quite adventurous especially when it changes its level! People with a phobia for heights - BEWARE! ;) The view once we reached on the top was no doubt the best view I have had till now! The crisp air, the smoothly folding Alps, the blue hues. It was just incredible! We walked around a little bit stopping and breathing in the view from different points. And ofcourse! there has to be a cafe serving wine and beer even on top of a mountain. :)
This unplanned trip was no doubt a great one and it makes me think henceforth I should never plan any trips in advance. Going with the flow definitely was very relaxing and stress-free. As they say -
"Go with the flow..let it happen...It's for the best".
