Trip Aftermath

So I got back to Cambridge late at night (or early in the morning) two days ago. Props to Cambridge for looking so beautiful in the spring. Also, as an aside, I saw Ben Kingsley. They are filming a scene from an Indian movie at St John's (my college).

I believe the only item of note that I lost during the trip was my rain coat. I'll update the post if I notice anything else missing, but for now, I think that's pretty good.

Zurich

My stay coincided with a huge celebration. Everyone was dressed in traditional Swiss outfits and there was a huge parade where each of the 20 or so guilds marched with horses and wagons while handing out free food and wine. It was awesome.

The Party Train

My brother and I chose to take a train that arrived in Zurich just before 11pm. This would have been a completely normal train, but we went on a Saturday night.

A few stops in, a bunch of young south-Germans stumbled in carrying a case of beer and singing. They disbanded a few stops later, and only two remained, passed out on the floor of the train car. About two hours later, though, they were joined by about eight more people at the first stop in Switzerland. Apparently they knew each other, because a loud shout went up, and the singing resumed.

It actually reminded me of the LIRR (Long Island Railroad). All the white trash getting drunk on their way to NYC (sorry LI people).

Munchen Residenz

The Residenz is a palace in the center of Munich. It was huge.

Income

My brother made 5 Euro doing laundry today. I dropped a 2 Euro coin behind the washer, and my brother retrieved it, and a little bit extra.

Speaking auf Deutsch

I'm not running a particularly good track record speaking German. About half the time, the person I'm conversing with switches to English. Still, it's fun.

Polizei

On the train from Vienna to Munich, undercover German police checked our passports.