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Overrated

From the whole trip, I was very much looking forward to Neuschwanstein a.k.a the Disney castle in Füssen ~ two hours by car from München. While we were still on the way, we could see it located on top + surrounded by the mountains, it was magical, making you can’t wait to be there. Parked, slowly walking up, we still have one mission: sell my parents ticket. Anja told I can try sell it on the ticket office, for sure there will be line, ha! didn’t think of it before, good idea.

Once we reached I found a three South Asian, they said my time is too late ~ 1,5 hours later, they want to go now. Well… don’t you do your research? It was recommended to arrive two hours before the ticket time as you still need to walk up there. Good Luck, didn’t see them on my time or anywhere close to the castle. Understand they want to buy three together instead of one from the counter and two from me but there is no need to hush me out as if I’m a disgusted person. Then we saw another 3 people, the guy looks like a German ~ Dom’s turn, only two of them will go to the castle, passt! my tickets were sold! We went up to the hill, took us about 35-40 minutes.

Arrived on the Foto Platform ~ the must have photo of Neuschwanstein! There was a line obviously yet it’s still manageable.

Satisfied, we countinued our way up. We need to be at the gate 15 minutes before the time at our ticket, were allowed to walk on the Hof, taking pictures with mountain background.

The clock strike at 12:55, we got inside, take audio tour. Photos are not allowed, such a dissappointment because you can’t be there as long as you want. The lady guide you “please continue” or “please listen” etc. On top of it, it was only 30 Minutes Audio Tour! Ok there was the bedroom, Arbeitszimmer, Hall, kitchen something or just waiting room another hall then the audio said “this is the final section” I mouthed WTF? 23,50€ entrance for only 30 minutes. Boah! so angry! Before exiting, there was a “movie area” explaining Neuschwanstein’s construction ~ about 15 Minutes. Right next to it we can go out see the view from balcony. That was it people! felt robbed!

QQ was there too, he said many people including him came to do Picknick as the area is huge, peaceful, good view etc. We could also took photo from Marienbrücke to get a view of Neuschwanstein side’s ~ hätte hätte Fahradkette, it’s closed! Perhaps only opened for summer. If we will go there again just for photo? I don’t think so.

The castle is really just more beautiful from outside.

There are many other castles in Germany which has better interior als Neuschwanstein.

Cherry on top, parking for 6 hours cost 12 Euro; one more Euro for each our until max 16 Euro, I do not want to pay any €. Let’s head to Austria, Axel recommended me a place called Highline179 it’s a Brücke too. What I didn’t realize is, he went on summer while we are now still in Winter. The sun goes down at 18:30, when we just arrived it was starting to get darker but still OK until when we reached the bridge, I can’t see nothing!

All of the sudden, my legs went weak!! On one hand I held Dom’s, on the other I’m holding that piece of metal with my whole life. Dom wanted to walk far away, I was the opposite, I’m quiet happy where I was. In the end we made few steps more from the middle. He wanted me to take picture of him with mountain background while my whole body as stiff as a board, couldn’t make any movement, he need to literally turn my body. The whole time we were walking I chanted “Axel du stirbst”

Boah! I’m so relief the moment we reach down to the parking lot, mind you there is no fence, no other people, nothing! if you fall down… auf niewiedersehen 🙁

What a day hey, let’s go home. We need to drive for another 2 hours and some minutes to Parking Station to return back our car. Thank you to the facility guy who reminded us no matter what our car dealer said, we must return the key to the safe box ~ not leave it inside the car. Thank you also to our AirBnB landlord Martin to not only pick us up at Hbf ~ there was Strike but also to let us buy food at McD.

All in all, Neuschwanstein is totally Overrated! Highline179 I think it’s a cool place, please just arrive during daylight 🙂

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The Feeling Is Mutual

On a fine weekend, we went to Rewe for groceries, passed by an apartment who looks like they’re cleaning up due to moving out. Right on the pavement there was a bicycle with a Zettel “zu Verschenken” , the bike itself looks small enough, would be fit for me. Then a young women came out, I asked “Umziehen, ne?” “Ja, genau” I know that feeling because that’s what we have been doing for the past two months: putting stuff inside a box on the street for free for anyone who need or just FOMO.

After we finished our groceries, went same way back, it’s still there however there was some competition! Another couple crossing that road too! I guess the guy wanted to ask his girlfriend about the bike ~ or not…. regardless I felt threatened! She was few steps in front of him and didn’t see it, by the time he called her name, we were already standing infront of the bike! Aha! 1-0 😀

New paper on the other side of the wheel: “Wenn du magst, gerne kleine Spende an XY” the other couple was taking some shelf or so then left ~ perhaps he wasn’t looking at the bike at all, I was just panic.

Back to our situation, still looking…

  • Him: “Try”
  • Me: “What’s to do?”
  • Him: “Fährt einfach”

One thing I know, that bike didn’t look back, ride ride ride to it’s new home around the corner haha it’s written “wenn du magst” anyway… well, I don’t ‘magst’ . I do know our feeling is mutual 🙂 when moving out, we’d rather have someone that will take it for free other than pay Sperrmüll to pick it up.

It’s an easy settlement then, he will bring his bike too so we could be that “sporty active cardio couple” 😉

Yeay! can’t wait for our first ride together!

Just clarifying, will I now go to Nordwest with a bike? Absolutely not! #That’s not what its use for 😉

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Sugarbomb – Part 2

We wanted to be at Christmas Market in Aachen, because during our first visit ~ Sugarbomb I got the impression that somehow it will be good. Was I correct though?

On the way there, Dom already half happy, he just need the Soda. Good I was already Germanized, made a booking at Warteg, otherwise all 3 hours on the way is umsonst! #They were packed! Very happy to see the restaurant thrived 🙂

Feli followed their IG Account to know they have Adventskalender, for the day we were there, it will be Es Campur für every zwei Hauptgerichte, aaahhh schaffen wir es locker! #Nomnomnom

Now we both has aged hihi our average number is 32 🙂 revisit Aachener Dom ~ still the best one, touch the door #Again. Unfortunately my guess was incorret, the Christmas Market was rather a disappointment. No mühe whatsoever given, I understand everybody wants to cut corners, but really… to the point they didn’t even have plate for Crepes? Dom just got a paper? It’s too much saving money hey.

They don’t have Christmas Tree ~ only Printen as Aachener Printen is famous #Yep, not getting it… Brigitta (Warteg’s employee) said actually there was a Photobox with background Printen, according to her it was very good ~ I however didn’t see it.

We need to cure our Zonk experience, back to the place we know how ~ Warteg for dinner 😀 I need to have something warm, opted for Bakso. Two Hauptgerichte wieder, meaning another Es Campur! How many happy soda Dom had? Three! He was gesodad.

I’m pretty sure we will come back here during Christmas, not only for the Printen Photobox, rather for Warteg’s Adventskalender and their Stempelkarte #Priorität #So many reason to look forward to 😉

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It’s Not in Vain

Relax wasn’t at my card that evening, saw Stadt Dortmund has another campaign to write a sentence: DO, wo…. Given myself some thought of what Dortmund meant for me then I followed the instructions. Few seconds later, my IG was suspended. What?! Was I scammed? Immediately asked Dominik if he could see my page ~ he couldn’t. Damn! shit shit shit, what did and shall I do now?

I was 100% sure it was because I send the confirmation stating I participate on Dortmund Motto to my IG that somehow considered as “collecting sensible information”. Regardless, I don’t need to know the “Why” all I want to know was the “How” to unblock it. Read the instructions, need to submit Selfie with white background etc I had to search for my old photos then only the agony left… waiting…

Within one day I got it back, yes! What a relief, had I not… I’m gonna do Instagramfree life. One week later, I got another Email informing my sentence was one of the first 30 chosen! Whoaaaa, at least all the shocked are not in vain 😀

Since it’s still a running campaign, mine would only be projected for three days, next batch are coming. Unfortunately I couldn’t witness it because I wasn’t in Dortmund but at least one of my reason could 🙂

#Proud Dortmunderin!

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Revenge

We registered to a free public viewing EM qualification Luxembourg vs Germany by Check24. There were many freebies: 1*Trikot + 2*Beers + 1*Bratwurst + Fansartikel (like a scarf or hat). It’s written Geschenke auswählen, perhaps only one of those?

The Stadion opened since 18:15, we arrived one hour later. Went through the security checked where I was dammned because I had pepper spray on my pocket, rrrghhh I think they will take it away. They did, she asked me to emptied my pocket, hold it, asked what’s that? Protection against big dog, oh! it’s verboten. Then she asked me to open my bag, there I had my 150ml mini bottle, same question, answered water. I had to throw it ~ not the water, the bottle. Oh noo! This Baby Flasche has been with me since 2023 🙁 I think she was already in a bad mood because of my pepper spray.

What was an originally Kostenlose event resulted of me needed to buy new pepper spray + Baby Flasche. Once we officially inside the stadion, I realized turns out we could get all those perks. Hell yeah, won’t stopped after the Bratwurst. I’m not a fans on collecting some Werbung stuff but that has fade, for the stuff they took away ~ I need to make it breakeven. Don’t care how long the queue to get those stuff, I’m getting all of it!

The game started at 20:45, until that time we got our Bratwurst + Trikot + Rubbellos to get the Fansartikel (mine scarf and hat while Dom got only scarf) + 2*Free drinks. Check24 had two screens, in the middle there was a stage with entertainment like DJ, Singer, Dancers etc, there were round about 15.000 people on the spot, not bad hey!

When we took a selfie, the guy sitting next to us were funny, he was posing as if Dom took picture of him, he proceed to take Dom’s phone and then make a selfie of himself ~ after that he made a picture of us, for me that was the highlight of the evening 😀

First half of the game was rather boring, passiert ja nix. Told Dom we could just go…? during break time we let other people to leave first whilst the singer came back to stage, sang völlig losgeslöst von der erde, followed by Kiss Cam. Well, once it’s done, the second half started, let’s continue watching. We saw two goals were made, OK safe, 10 Minutes before the game ends, we collected the last 2*Free drinks from my coupoun then proceed to walk home.

At the end they were throwing away the Fansartikel, I picked up the hat from the floor, can give it to Finny 🙂 I couldn’t get him the size L Trikot but at least I got him something haha.

Very big advertisement by Check24 for sure, well there are always pros and cons to a free event. Stadion rule: only bring your G-E-L-D.

Now that I downloaded the App, I will come to their next event to get my revenge 😉 #use it to the max! Sometimes when it’s free, it wasn’t really free, you paid it in another way. Thank you Baby Flasche, I hope I gave you an experience of your 2,5 years old lifetime #Breaking heart.

On the way back, because of our costumes, people were wondering what was happening? was there a play? More or less, it was a qualification. We have watched the beginning of it, let’s see how far Deutschland can go 🙂

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Re-confirm

Perks of spending too much time on the phone ~ leads me to a good deal!

Join us to the dark side

#Or perhaps in Slytherin, you’ll make your real friends ~ Sorting Hat

During our walk, Dom spotted a building with lights from outside, he pointed “would be cool if our Halloween is there” Feli looked at her GPS “actually, it might be” At first we thought it would be at a normal house party, it wasn’t, was on a restaurant called Friends.

Once we got in, the waiter greeted us by asking if we wanted to take some red spritz, ähnlich wie Bloody Mary with Tabasco and stuff. Mehh, only Feli had it. He explained the whereabouts of our All-you-can-eat. I “secured” the table while resting my feet #Multitasking. Dom and Feli took their first round. They came back with plate full of meat and dessert. Wow! The Ribs are amazing, next I took 4 Ribs, as if there will be no tomorrow. Nach dem Motto “Wir haben es schon bezahlt, hajaaarrrr!”

Moving on to photo sessions, what a shame if I don’t have a photo of me wearing these high heels. Felt for a second like Gloria from Modern Family at Disneyland haha. None of the attendees took pictures of the Halloween decorations, had all of them were Asians for sure every corner already on the Gram.

I was a bit unangenehmen because we blocked the entrance to the Buffet until Feli reassured me by saying “bagus tau!” 😀 Ignoring their stare, we took one corner whereas our main goal is the middle part. We waited until those two girls moved from the table, vergist es, they didn’t budge. Well… who moved then? the spider!

Should we go to the next round? Unsure if our money’s worth…. Dom got a tiny bit plate more to share with me. Continued to re-confirming everyone with one big question “are we already breakeven?” Only after we confirmed, we left the premise 🙂

Once you get to adulthood, not having money is the real Halloween #Spooky!

  • Location: Friends ~ Wellinghofer Str. 167, 44263 Dortmund
  • Price: 29 Euro (not included drink)
  • Comment: Very worthy, perhaps we should go for a normal dinner sometime #We are not all bad 😉

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Style

Dominik has completed his round trip around the sun 😀 we celebrated in style! booked a dinner experience called “dinner in the sky” cost 117 Euro per person for two course & wine. Isn’t it too much? no doubt! at the same time, if it’s for birthday? there’s no such things as too expensive #Take my money!

We have to gather at 17:10, signed some paperwork if God forbid something happened, we won’t sue anyone from the company. The crane located at a hotel Valamar Lacroma, there was a group of 4 Norway dudes who one of them ~ named Alex also had a birthday. They couldn’t be chill, kept shouting “Oh happy birthday Alex” that Alex dude clearly doesn’t want anyone to know it. I was walking in front of them chanting “verdammt” in my head.

I have to admit this dinner has a really cool concept, we gathered on hmmm… “decorated parking lot” haha the Captain called our names & tell our designated number then the crew adjust our seat belts. First was Dom, naturally I thought mine will be second, nope! I’m the third. After boarding completed, we are ready to fly!

Captain Mario was our DJ / MC, he’s very good in bringing up the mood. Once we up there, Mario made a video + photo of us one by one. I overheard the Norway dudes talked to him “today is his birthday”; his answer “you should have told us before, so we could prepare a cake, there is also someone who is having a birthday and only he will get the cake” Damn right dude! you can’t stole my man’s moment! suck it!

Eating time! got explanations on where do the menu came from, each represents a different part of Croatia. I really enjoy how the Chef are making the food especially because the stove wasn’t infront of me haha the seats are “moveable” too, you can rotate 45 degree to left or right. The foods portion are all very very very smallllllll. Then come the cake for Dom 😀 lucky they have something extra, the Norway Dude got a wine. I realized I need to learn how to share a moment hey #Self-reflections.

That’s it, we were being lowered to the ground. The whole journey was 2 hours, I also noticed we are having the guy who held us the entire time. If you search for a style, this is a must do; if you want to get a belly full of food, unfortunately it’s not.

Overall, we are happy we’ve done it. I wish you a happy birthday Sayang!

Hope to celebrates more birthday ahead, either in the sky, water or land 🙂

Hauptsache, in style! #We never go out of style <3

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Two in One

Let me take a selfie selfie selfie, nope! let me cut my hair! First thing to do as I landed was to go to Rendy Salon 😀

Saw so many reels of having two styles in one on my IG, well this is it! Feels sooo liberating being able to utter how I want Ko Rendy to cut it.

All my colleagues said short hair is also good for me, radikal! However, I haven’t reach mentally brave to cut it real short. I could see it will become my hair trademark for quiet some time now 😉

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Alohabora

I’m literally a victim of advertisement if anything related to Harry Potter #Guilty of charge 😉

Before Halloween 2024, there were a Werbung from Haribo in Instagram, showing they will have a Harry Potter series. Waited unpatiently until Halloween arrived, been to Rewe, checked the sweets sections many times, WHERE IS IT?!?! days after days, months after months, I “forget” about it, maybe it’s not in Dortmund.

Until it appears on the shelf in April! Aaaaaa! gotta have it! Too bad they didn’t have Slytherin version 🙁 How does it taste? Exactly good like any other Haribo haha what a smart que to tricked the die hard fans 🙂