Apr 28, 2013 - Day 1 - Travel to the river boat

We left home at 8:20 am on Saturday morning, April 27 heading to the Detroit airport. After many hours including a long lay over in Newark, we finally arrived in Munich, Germany at 11:00 am Sunday. After an hour and a half bus ride we arrived at our boat, the Legend, docked in Passau, Germany. The amenities onboard are very nice - I think this is going to be a very comfortable trip. So far our lunch and dinner have been top notch. We are heading to bed early to try and catch up on some lost sleep last night on the airplane (never have been...

Dec 27, 2012 - To Munich then Wilderswil

Had a nights stay in Munich where we caught up with a lovely Melbourne couple we had been travelling with for a farewell dinner, and had a very interesting and amusing taxi ride back to our hotel, mainly because we didn't know that there are about 6 Mercure City Hotels in Munchen. We enjoyed our night ride around the streets of Munich. On Friday we travelled to Lucerne where we caught the ultra- efficient Swiss Rail to Wilderswil in the Swiss Alps - we may even encounter snow here. We're here for a week, so time to settle in.

Dec 22, 2012 - More of Munich

We all met at breakfast at about 9.00am as planned, and planned our day. Laundry was the first priority, followed by ice skating, a re-visit of the Marienplatz to see the glockenspiel in action, and then we wanted to see the Medieval market by night. We were told by the hotel clerk that there was a Laundromat in the main train station so, loaded with bags of laundry, we walked the short distance to the terminus. Despite following the clerk’s directions we were unable to locate anything that even looked like a Laundromat, so we ventured to...

Dec 21, 2012 - Munich Museum and Medieval Market

As usual, we woke before the alarm. We checked email and completed our trip journal entry and then hit the shower …… or not! After running the hot tap for nearly five minutes, the water was still cool. Ron dressed and went down to the lobby to complain, where he was advised that (since the hotel has a single, common hot water system) it could take quite a while for the hot water to work its way through recently unused pipes! By this time, time was getting tight so Ron simply had a quick wash and headed for our parked car to retrieve the...

Dec 20, 2012 - Munich

We woke at 5.10am, dressed quickly and then caught the 5.30am hotel shuttle to Munich airport. We had time to grab a coffee and croissant at the airport Starbucks before Evania appeared on cue at 6.00am. We caught the return shuttle van back to the hotel where Evania enjoyed the opportunity to shower and freshen up. We had breakfast in the lobby restaurant and then all relaxed in the hotel until just before our midday check-out time. At midday we loaded up the trusted car and followed the GPS to our Munich city hotel. We had a few...

Dec 19, 2012 - Donauworth - Munich

We woke as usual and enjoyed our last breakfast at Hotel Garni for a few days, before packing for our trip to Munich. We drove to pick up Zoë and after the standard routine of emails and on-line route checking we departed about 10.30am. The day was grey once again and there was plenty of standing snow as we wound our way South towards Donauworth. We had arranged to meet our friend, Giuseppe, at a restaurant in Donauworth. Giuseppe works for AgustaWestland (helicopter manufacturer) as a software engineer, and was working for a few days at...

Nov 24, 2012 - Munich

@@@@@@@ BACKGROUND In the interest of expediency, here are some excerpts from the Lonely Planet - Germany chapter on Bavaria: Pulsing with prosperity, Munich (München) revels in its own contradictions. Folklore and age-old traditions exist side by side with sleek BMWs, designer boutiques and high-powered industry. Its museums include world-class collections of artistic masterpieces, and its music and cultural scenes give Berlin a run for its money. Despite all its sophistication, Munich retains a touch of provincialism that visitors find...

Nov 21, 2012 - Munich

Our next stop was Munich, Germany. We spent the afternoon touring the Olympic venues. The use of metal to make the swooop ceiling was really quite neat looking! It was fun seeing the list of medalists and remembering their performances! (Definitely showing our age!) We had dinner at the famous Hofbrau House. It was just like in the movies. Big tables full of noisy people and an om pah band with men dressed in German costumes playing polka-like tunes. Tthe ceilings and walls had beautiful paintings that really added to the whole experience....

Oct 18, 2012 - Destruction's Travels - Nolan's traveling teddy

Hi Nolan. Today I will tour Munich. This city looks interesting. It is a mix of very old and very new buildings. Did I tell you that the German name of this city is Muechen? I hope to send you some pictures soon. Destruction.

Oct 4, 2012 - Oktoberfest! The Happiest Place on Earth :)

Sorry Disneyland but I have to say Oktoberfest is hands down the happiest place on earth! I had a feeling that every weekend of traveling was going to be better than the last and Munich did not let me down! It was a crazy amount of fun and even more a CRAZY amount of beer! Those of you who are beer lovers, add this to your bucket list because I cant imagine there is a place in the world you would have more fun than at Oktoberfest. I think it was the most fun I've ever had and guess what...I don't even like beer!! I arrived in Munich on...

Oct 2, 2012 - Munich, Germany

Munich, Alemanha. Munich eh um dos maiores centros ecomonicos na Alemanha. A cidade eh limpa e eficiente. Transporte:O sistema de metro eh tb eficiente e facil de usar. Eles usam o sistema de honra que significa que eles nao checam se a pessoa pagou pelo ticket ou nao. Todo mundo parece ter uma bicicleta na cidade e a cidade eh propria para ciclitas com um sistema de ciclovia bem desenvolvido. Comidas: carne de porco, pretzels,linguicas e batatas sao as principais comidas naquela area. Pessoas: Jovens falam ingles e sao amigaveis. As...

Sep 30, 2012 - Munich Octoberfest

Octoberfest and farewell Peugeot Well our relationship with the Pug has come to its end it carried us 7500km with only the little tantrum it had while we were in the UK. We covered an additional 1000 miles in the hire car so all in all we have been keeping a reasonable pace. Simona and I both agree it was fun to drive with the roof down whenever we could, only a pity there wasn't more sun. Why are there so many convertibles in the UK when it rains all the time? We drove the car to some remote farmhouse which was a little odd but seems...