Three Months is Almost Up...

I've had so much fun on this trip, and now its almost over. I have 3 days in Amsterdam before I catch a plane back to North America.
These last couple of weeks have been some of the best. On the 16th I took a train about an hour outside of Munich to Gunzburg to visit Legoland. It wasn't as big as I had expected and was obviously set up for younger kids, but I had a good time there and spent most of the day wandering around the park and going on rides.
When I got back to Munich that evening, I found the surf spot of Munich. In river, no more than 30 feet across, there's a huge rapid just below a bridge. The rapid acts as a never ending wave and people were taking turns riding in on their short boards. I spent a while watching them and wishing I could join in.
The next day I took a train to Fusen to visit the Neuschwanstein castle. This castle was build some time in the 1800s and is what Disney modelled the famous Disneyland castle off of. It was pretty cool, and there was another nice castle just below it, but what most impressed me was the natural beauty of the area around it. I spent much of my time wandering around some of the hiking trails there.
That evening I went to the English Gardens in Munich to find a beer garden in the center. I ate some greasy food and, of course, had some beers there before heading back to the hostel for the night.
The next morning I caught the train to Cologne. The train ride was really nice and for much of it we traveled along the Rhine river which was very beautiful and spotted with hill top castles and small port towns. The first thing I saw when I walked out of the train station in Cologne was the the immense cathedral which was overwhelming large and complex architecturally. There wasn't much else is Cologne. That evening I walked around a bit and crossed over a bridge that was literally covered in "love locks". I made dinner and went to bed a bit early.
The next day I walked around a bit more and went inside the cathedral. After making lunch back at the hostel I made my way to the science museum. They had a really cool exhibition with a lot of props and costumes that were used in the Star Wars films. It was interactive and throughout the exhibition each person formed their own Star Wars identity. I felt like a nerd, but I thought it was pretty cool. I didn't do much else that evening.
I caught a train to Brugge the next day. Belgium was one of my favorite countries to visit. As soon as I got to the hostel I met some people and we took a walk around the city center. We checked out some of the chocolate shops, had a Belgian waffle, got some food, and took some pictures. That night I hung out at the hostel bar and tried some of the many Belgian beers. Belgian beer is great!
The next day I rented a bike and rode to the coast. It was a really nice ride, although the coast was very windy and cold. I took some time to ride along the beach front, and watched some of the many kite boarders, before riding back to the hostel. That night I went on a pub crawl and had a great time.
The next day I met up with a guy from California and we explored the city some more. We climbed the tower in the center, got another waffle, and went to see the blood of Christ. I also visited a Salvador Dali museum while he did some souvenir shopping. We got some ingredients to make sandwiches and went back to the hostel. When were were there, we met up with some other people and went out in search of a bar that some of the people wanted to visit. It was closed, so we walked around the city a bit more. We decided to get some dinner and ended up meeting up with another group from the hostel. I hung out with various member of this new larger group for the rest of the night and played some drinking games at the hostel before going out and getting into shenanigans around the city.
The next day I decided to hitchhike to Gent with an English girl I had met the night before. Our plan was to catch a ride to the main highway where we would try to catch another ride to Gent. We ended up getting super lucky and got picked up within a few minutes by a really nice guy who was going all the way to Gent.
When we got to the hostel in Gent it was too early to check in. We were both pretty hung over from the night before, so we took a nap in the hostel lounge. We ended up meeting an English guy who happens to be from the same town as the girl and we all went down to the river to meet up with another group of people and hang out in the sun. The next day, the two people from England and I did a walking tour of the city. It was a great tour. After that we got some food and ended up back down by the river. Later we went to some bars and drank more Belgian beer.
The next day the three of us went to a museum in an old mental institution. It was really interesting. The girl had to leave early to catch a bus, but she missed it, so I ended up hanging out with her and her Australian friend for the evening. We hung out for a bit in a park and watched some live music in the hostel.
Today I caught a train to Amsterdam, my last stop on this Euro-journey. I'm actually staying at a hostel outside of Amsterdam on the coast in Noordwijk since all the hostels in Amsterdam are fully booked or super expensive. It seems nice.