The match was a no contest, but watching the greatest in front of me there was an indescribable feeling. And I had my new zoom lens to capture some of those moments.
The journey between Munich and Basel, both ways, was quite remarkable. Just because I managed to save a lot of money by utilizing the Mitfahr(rideshare) system well. So well that I paid just 2€ to get to Basel. And I am very proud of the decisions I took on my way back. Instead of a single state ticket, I took a gamble. I paid an extra 8€ and bought a group ticket for 5 people. And though I couldnt find anyone to share the ticket till the last stop in Baden-Wuttenberg ( Ulm ), I sold the ticket there for 10€ and found another person to give me 5€ for using the ticket to Stuttgart. And then I found a car ride share for 7€, but then I thought, why dont I check if I can buy used bayern tickets from people who get off at Ulm. And I did just that. I paid 10€, and bought a bayern ticket from a group ( who were happy to make some money off their now useless ticket). And then I went to the machines, and asked a female who was gonna buy a 20€ ticket to Munich. She paid me 10 bucks, and was happy with the deal, and I was gonna travel from Ulm to Munich without paying a penny.
I must say I am damn proud of the way I exploited the system to save a lot of cash, and did most of this by speaking in German. Also, what can be taken from this is that anyone, EVEN Germans, wouldnt say no to a bargain.
And the couchsurfing experience was amazing too. Stephanie was damn friendly, she took me around the Winter markets, where she told me to have Raclette, a yum cheese dish. Too bad I missed fondue, but a few more local food I tried, and I was telling myself, 'this is what travel is all about'. I was with a very nice, good-looking Swiss girl, talking about all the cultures we are involved with, trying local food, walking around the city , laughing and thoroughly enjoying myself. I was very impressed by her travel profile and the pics on her wall. Now I have added a few more places to my to-go-to-list. And I need to take prints. Wall, make space !!
