Currently lounging in our absolutely massive room in Berlin. I think most appartments my friends live in is smaller... And the place is purple, which is truly fabulous. The weather here is kind of rainy and miserable, but after wandering the Berlin wall (an art gallery really with beautiful paintings - I highly recommend bringing a permanent market, as some of them are interactive, and leaving your mark would be cool :) ) in the rain, we ended up buying one of those tourist passes, where you get 48 hours of transit, along with discounts on museums and attractions. It works out to be quite a good deal, though I recommend checking into what the discounts are for the specific sites you planned on visiting.
Anyways, to recap Muenster briefly. Firstly, our hotel was really fancy. And no part of the room more than the washroom, which besides being gigantic (and wheel chair accessible) had speakers from the tv, and heated floors. The heated floors came as a surprise - I had wondered what the dial did after my first shower, and pressed it, and then we realized it was heated floors in the morning. Which was a bit bad, as the lack of coutner space meant that our stuff, including pressurized bottles of mouse, were sitting on the floor....
Anyways, the hotel was also in a really nice area, within the aldstadt. On our way to the conference, held at the Schloss (part of the University, and apparently a Duke's palace previously), we pass all the main sites on a leisurely walk, including the principalmarkt, two of the many churches, and the Cathedral. interestingly enough, almost none of the buildings are original, and were all rebuilt following WW2. As much as possible using original materials, mainly for considerations of cost and availability during the reconstruction, and according to historic plans. Though the stained glass windows in the cathedral were very modern looking so perhaps they're a new design? My favourite walk was actually one morning when there was a farmers market in front of the cathedral where we stopped for breakfast one day. On the one hand, its an easy city to navigate, as long as you ignore maps, and to some extent road signs... so many of the little paths and alleys curve around in confusing ways, and some aren't even named in maps.
Muenster is a really nice city to hang out in, though there isnt that many sites to visit. Besides the afore mentioned churches and markets, we also visited the Picasso museum. As part of the conference social activities, we also went to a wesfalian beer hall, where we tried some regional foods, and also got a walking tour which gave some interesting context. It's a really good venue for a city
Anyways, have to start getting ready for the day here. May possibly add more notes on Muenster later, but it might have to wait until after Berlin. Everyone we've met has really talked about how fabulous it is here, so I'm kind of excited to get out there and explore the sites :)
Anyways, to recap Muenster briefly. Firstly, our hotel was really fancy. And no part of the room more than the washroom, which besides being gigantic (and wheel chair accessible) had speakers from the tv, and heated floors. The heated floors came as a surprise - I had wondered what the dial did after my first shower, and pressed it, and then we realized it was heated floors in the morning. Which was a bit bad, as the lack of coutner space meant that our stuff, including pressurized bottles of mouse, were sitting on the floor....
Anyways, the hotel was also in a really nice area, within the aldstadt. On our way to the conference, held at the Schloss (part of the University, and apparently a Duke's palace previously), we pass all the main sites on a leisurely walk, including the principalmarkt, two of the many churches, and the Cathedral. interestingly enough, almost none of the buildings are original, and were all rebuilt following WW2. As much as possible using original materials, mainly for considerations of cost and availability during the reconstruction, and according to historic plans. Though the stained glass windows in the cathedral were very modern looking so perhaps they're a new design? My favourite walk was actually one morning when there was a farmers market in front of the cathedral where we stopped for breakfast one day. On the one hand, its an easy city to navigate, as long as you ignore maps, and to some extent road signs... so many of the little paths and alleys curve around in confusing ways, and some aren't even named in maps.
Muenster is a really nice city to hang out in, though there isnt that many sites to visit. Besides the afore mentioned churches and markets, we also visited the Picasso museum. As part of the conference social activities, we also went to a wesfalian beer hall, where we tried some regional foods, and also got a walking tour which gave some interesting context. It's a really good venue for a city
Anyways, have to start getting ready for the day here. May possibly add more notes on Muenster later, but it might have to wait until after Berlin. Everyone we've met has really talked about how fabulous it is here, so I'm kind of excited to get out there and explore the sites :)
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