August 1, 2007
After we visited the castle we stopped in a little village called Bad Kohlgrub.  There were paintings on the sides of a lot of the houses and small businesses.  Apparently this is fairly common in this area.  Lots of flowers as well!
So for those who would like to see a map of Switzerland (not leaving until Friday though)  You can see Germany to the north/northeast.  We are in Munich, which is the southern portion of Germany.  Zurich is about four hours by train!  Should be a nice train ride.


GERMANY MAP


SWITZERLAND MAP
 
Country (long form)
Swiss Confederation

Capital
Bern

Total Area
15,942.16 sq mi
41,290.00 sq km
(slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey)

Population
7,262,372 (July 2000 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050
6,549,633

Languages
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%

Religions
Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)

Currency
1 Swiss franc, franken, or franco (SFR) = 100 centimes, rappen, or centesimi

Industry
machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments

Agriculture
grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs

Exports
machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products

Imports
machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles

Natural Resources
hydropower potential, timber, salt

Current Environmental Issues
air pollution from vehicle emissions and open-air burning; acid rain; water pollution from increased use of agricultural fertilizers; loss of biodiversity

 

August 2, 2007
Jason informs me that is it VERY hot back home.  90+ without the heat index.  OUCH!  Not liking that bit of information.  I am going to package some of this German air up and bring it back with me!  If only I could!

Walked around today...we have to re-pack this evening.  Try to get everything in order.  The train for Switzerland leaves at noon tomorrow!  Should be a nice ride over.

Raining on and off here today.  Light rain.  Nothing major.

 
Cloudy down in Munich
CHEETAH HITS THE GERMAN FASHION SCENE!
WELL IT HAD TO HAPPEN.  CHEETAH HAS GONE GERMAN - 100%  You just
can't leave him alone for five minutes.  Shopping and running up the
credit cards.  It is a nice outfit though so I will give him credit for that!
I am fairly certain he is thinking "hmm two pretzels left - one for me and one
for me"
At least he is blending in with the crowd...
This guy is GREAT!  When you walk around different cities you will
see these street performers.  Many of them dress up as statues.  Then
you give them some money and they will move.  This one though takes
everything to a new level.  A FOUNTAIN!  REAL WATER coming out of his
sides and his hat.  INCREDIBLE to see!  Then when the kids put money
in the pot he will shake their hand and squirt them with water.  Water
comes out of his fingers.  This is the best one I have ever seen.
Totally awesome.  We have some video that we will upload later.
This guy gets an A+ for being so original!
Classic!!!!!
I had OX for lunch :)  That was a first.  Don't recall ordering that before...even in Romania!  It was good.
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