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TraveLog: Munich

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Guten Abend!

  • Another full day lie ahead of us.  We left Bad Reichenhall for Koenigsee.
  • One thing I’ve discovered about my travels these past few weeks: bad weather follows me around.  It rains in San Diego, like, eight days a year, and I happened to go there during three of them.  Then, I get to Germany and it’s cold and rainy here, too.  Marty, Sofie, and Gerd are also sad about this fact:
The rain I bring makes people sad. :(
The rain I bring makes people sad. 😦
  • The weather was crazy.  First, it started out cold and rainy.  Then, as our boat ride on the lake (GORGEOUS and AMAZING, btw) came to end, the clouds parted, blue sky appeared, and the sun came shining through.  Of course, right?  The weather clears up after our boat ride to St. Bartolome.  Nice.
  • While riding the boat, there was group of about six or seven older women singing and drinking schnapps.  Awesome.
  • We then drove to Munich, for an afternoon in the city.
  • On the way, we wanted to stop in Chiemsee to check out another church, but the weather got crappy again.  Boo.
  • By the early afternoon, the weather, thankfully, with the 25 mph wind gusts blowing the majority of the clouds out of the region.  Seriously, it was crazy gusty.
  • Ah, Munich.  My first observation: holy tourists, Batman!
  • We managed to find the big church in the middle of the city, Frauenhirchen.  Wow, this place is huge.
  • We also climbed a 14-story church tower to get a glimpse of the city from above.  The staircase in said tower was very narrow (reminiscent of the world’s narrowest street), and we had to stop frequently to let people by or to pass people ourselves.  It got quite cramped in there, to say the least.  Amazing views, though–worth getting slightly felt up by the weird looking Japanese woman.
  • Then, we found the Hofbrauhaus.  I’d wanted to visit this place for a while, so it was nice we got a chance to go.  The food was pretty good, but the service was terrible, even by my adjusted European standards.  Oh well, I can now say I’ve dined and drank at the famous Munich HB.  Prosit!
We originally ordered half liters, but our server extraordinaire failed to mention to us that after 4:30 they only serve liter sizes of the original brew. Damn, that's a big stein!
We originally ordered half liters, but our server extraordinaire failed to mention to us that after 4:30 they only serve liter sizes of the original brew. Damn, that's a big stein!
  • With full bellies, we trekked back to the car and drove back to Burladingen.  Marty and I had a good chat (read: serious subject peppered with incessant teasing and poking…SOP, really) while Gerd graciously sped along the Autobahn and got us home safely and soundly.
  • Of course, we ended our night with a little drink, an Italian concoction of champagne and liqueur.  Ah, Germany.

Guten Nacht!

TraveLog: Germany, Day 6

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Hallole!

• After another late night, I dragged myself out of bed at around 7:30. With less than five hours of sleep each of the past two nights, this morning felt like a school day.

• Sofie prepared another yummy breakfast, which included croissants, eggs, and bacon. Yeah, buddy!

• We drove to Ulm to get a glimpse of the world’s tallest church tower. At 161 meters, it was pretty impressive. Bit what really got my attention was the church’s interior. It was a study in Gothic architecture, with its extremely high vaulted ceiling and intricately detailed sculptures and carvings. It served as quite a juxtaposition to the church we visited yesterday. Since I’m on my iPod right now, I can’t upload any pics; I’ll update the entries when we get back to Burladingen.

• We continued east, hitting a bit of traffic outside Munich. While in the city, we stopped by another castle, Schloss Nymphenberg.

• Sofie, Marty, and I were in and out of consciouness while Gerd quietly drove us farther east. He’s awesome!

• We finally reached our destination just outside of Salzburg, a town called Bad Reichsall. It took us a few tries to find a hotel, but we ended up at a nice one, which (importantly) has internet access, thereby allowing me to post this entry in a timely fashion!

• For dinner, we walked to a local beergarden, where we proceeded to stuff our faces with beer, spätzle, and various meats and sauces. Two words: FOOD BABY.

Tomorrow, SALZBURG!!

Tschüssi!