Germany

It started out with a briskly cold day (I swear it was colder than the forecasted 1c at 4 in the morning) in Helsinki, catching the 4AM bus to the airport. The bus took about half an hour to bumble toward the airport but I didn't manage to catch any sleep while on the bus. Being sick absolutely stinks when you're about to go on a trip. Ignore the man in the photo. I was too tired to take this shot with my hands or even find anything to plunk the camera onto, so pavement was fine for me. :D

Once I got to the airport, being kicked around for the check ins kind of sucked. When all was said and done, I was glad it took me a while, because this sight awaited me while I was chilling at departures.

Let's go to Germany! After a two hour flight, two sandwiches on the flight and a 15cl can of Sprite, I arrived in Stuttgart where I was to wait for a few hours for my ride toward Munich.... or so I thought. While in Stuttgart airport, there were many things for me to see! They had a flight history exhibit going on so I took a look. Wandering the airport was fun for about two hours, then I had to settle down and start working. Unfortunately, Stuttgart airport is cheap. No free wifi was available (boo!) Even at Stuttgart Airport, they care for the kids. Look!

Aside from kiddieland, there was really nothing worth looking at (lol) at Stuttgart Airport. I sat down and worked from 11AM in the morning until 6PM, when my travel buddy and her friends picked me up in a Black Opel Astra. I have nicknamed it Oliver. Oliver was a cool car! He took us to many places and we had many adventures in it. Oliver took us to our eventual hostel for the night which was another four hour drive away from Stuttgart. Oliver took us to Oktoberfest. Oliver took us to Neuschwanstein Castle too! I love Oliver. More updates to come re: Germany in the next few days! I leave you with a jaw-dropping photo of the sights we saw at 7AM in the morning at Oktoberfest.

Sunrise at Oktoberfest in Munich.