After 5 months in Europe, this was it. Our final stop: Berlin. From Berlin we would fly out to London for a night and then board a cruise ship heading for the USA. We were determined to make the most of our time in Berlin but I was pretty much over it and ready to get on the ship and do nothing for 2 weeks. The 5 months of touristy madness had finally caught up to me. Nevertheless, on we soldiered and see the sights we did. In our 6 days in Berlin we managed to...

After fantasy castles in Füssen we were on our way to Munich just in time for the last weekend of Oktoerfest. And to top it off, Morgan and Nicole were coming over from Roma to join us for a few frothies. We arrived on the Friday, which happened to be a public holiday, and the Oktoberfest grounds were packed! Packed grounds and closed shops meant we basically couldn't do anything on Day 1. So Jess bought a dirndl at the train station and we readied ourselves f...

Despite the fun times we had during our 6 week stay in Italy, it was time for a change. And our first stop outside of Italy could not have been any more of a contrast. The tiny city of Füssen, located smack bang in the middle of Germany's Romantic Road, was just what the doctor had ordered. No more siestas and espresso coffees. We were back in full tourist mode!Füssen was quite the colourful little city. The buildings were very much of the Swiss Alps design w...