A dying Lust

These days as I speak to my fellow exchange students in Munich, it is inevitable to hear them talk about travel fatigue. Oh yes, you can get tired from travelling. Some of you reading this blog might find it hard to understand, especially if you have not spent more than a month holidaying.

If you have been keeping track of my 'Wanderlust' list on the left, I have been travelling quite a lot myself since I arrived in Europe in March. As you see more cities, been to more places of interest, its hard not to compare new ones with those you have already been to. European cities are pretty standard, there is always a city center with an administrative building (Rathaus in deutsch). Then there is always one or two churches/cathedrals that are more well-known. A few must-see museums which houses nothing but paintings and/or sculptures. The paintings get pretty boring after you been to a few museums, a large portion of the paintings always depicts the life of Jesus or important events for the Christians. At least one of the churches/cathedrals will almost always have a tall tower where people will be queuing to go up to have a panoromic view of the city. Then there is the palace where there is nice and pretty stuff to look at, e.g. Hall of mirrors (saw 3 of it already), some nice murals on the wall or bedroom and furnitures in gold, etc.

So when we travel to 10 cities, we do not generally see new things in all 10 cities. Many times its just the same old kind of places, maybe better maybe not. Thinking back, I once met 2 Malaysians on a Europe tour for 2 months, I wonder now how they can travel non-stop for 2 months.

After looking at Fussen, I am now more inclined towards discovering the nature side of Germany. Visiting mountains and forests, hiking and cycling, discovering the other side of Europe. Anyway the word Lust in german means interest.