Friendly Germany

Why do the Germans cop so much shit about being unfriendly? Everyone I've met has been extra lovely!! On the train to Munich from Berlin a sweet little German girl was practicing her English on me, then her grandmother began having a nice long chat with me, and before long half the carriage was talking to me and even offering me their food and drinks. I've been given free coffees at cafes (happened in Holland too) and treated very kindly by shop staff and everyone else that I meet, including a 25-year-old Munich native who I ate breakfast with yesterday morning and who showed me around her city for a couple of hours. It goes to show that you can't judge a people by their stereotype.

Aside from the unexpected friendliness of the Germans, the country is also wonderful. There's so much to do and see, a lot of history, natural and man-made beauty and saurcraut (or however it's spelt), which I am a huge fan of, if not of the bratwurst. Munich, while not as lively as Berlin - except for perhaps during Oktoberfest - is equally as stunning and full of history and culture. I spent yesterday wandering through one of the oldest and most significant art musuems in Europe, which exhibits works from Rubens, Leonardo di Vinci and Raphael, and I checked out the various town squares. It's a pity it was raining because there is a lot more that I would have loved to have seen. Ah well, I guess this trip through Europe is more of a taste for future reference. And, having said that, I will definitely go back to Germany. But for now I will enjoy my short visit to Copenhagen, which I arrived at an hour ago. Sooooooo cute and clean and exactly how I pictured the new home of our princess Mary Donaldson to be!!