Nov 8, 2009 - the next generation

Our next destination will be Vienna, where we are visiting family. With the GPS and Hartmut in the back seat, the drive back to Munich was quick and easy. ... In all our visits here we have come to know and enjoy Hartmut's children who are now young adults with families of their own.Our next destination will be Vienna, where we are visiting family. With the GPS and Hartmut in the back seat, the drive back to Munich was quick and easy. ... In all our visits here we have come to know and enjoy Hartmut's children who are now young adults with families of their own....

Nov 7, 2009 - the new is old again

In other places like Munich some of the buildings in the central area were lovingly rebuilt and preserved and that process goes on to the present day. ... Then we walked to Marienplatz, the downtown Munich spot where every tourist comes at noon to watch the glockenspiel rotate on the New Rathaus, a government building constructed in the 1800's to replace the nearby Old Rathaus originally constructed 500 years before. ... Americans must be fair weather visitors to Munich for the most part. ...

Nov 5, 2009 - wilkommen in München

German efficiency took over as soon as we boarded the flight to Munich. ... What more could we ask for? We crammed his thrifty European car with luggage floor to ceiling and headed to Munich and the Olympic Village where he lives. ... Feelings of nostalgia and deja vu swept over us as we returned to the apartment where he first was our host in 1980.German efficiency took over as soon as we boarded the flight to Munich. ... What more could we ask for? We crammed his thrifty European car with luggage floor to ceiling and headed to Munich and the Olympic Village where he lives. ... Feelings of nostalgia and deja vu swept over us as we returned to the apartment where he first was our host in 1980....

Oct 12, 2009 - Flying Home

Well wifi access wasn't as easy to get as we thought so we'll have to update our last 4 days when we get home Dad is on a flight home now from Rome to IAD. and Chika and I are having to fly back to Munich for better chances to get home today to IAD. ...

Oct 5, 2009 - Munich...by bike

We visited the sights in Munich on Bike and perhaps because I did not have any expectations of the city I was pleasantly surprised. ... Munich is a very nice, clean, and bike friendly city that allowed us to visit everywhere we wanted with ease. ... A few of the places we visited were MarienPlatz (a pleasant square in the heart of Munich), went to the top of Perterplatz, which is a church that if you take the 10 flights up you have a wonderful panoramic view of the city, olympic park, English Garden, the university and a few other places I cannot remember the names, as my memory for German words is weak at best. ...

Oct 5, 2009 - Dad in Germany

1100am Munich time: We then ate at a local type restaurant, we were to tired to walk to the Hofbrauhaus. ... Good call by dad because it was a place that locals go to.1100am Munich time: We then ate at a local type restaurant, we were to tired to walk to the Hofbrauhaus. ... Good call by dad because it was a place that locals go to....

Oct 4, 2009 - Willkommen in Deutschland

Chika and I decided to try and get a flight on Saturday instead of Sunday. Anyhow, we got to Munich and then we're lost (mentally) because the computer wouldn't work, to find our cheap hotel. ... It was out in the suburbs and the next stop after the FC Bayern Munich Stadium, pretty cool. ... Dad is now in the air, just left IAD about a half hour ago.Chika and I decided to try and get a flight on Saturday instead of Sunday. Anyhow, we got to Munich and then we're lost (mentally) because the computer wouldn't work, to find our cheap hotel. ... It was out in the suburbs and the next stop after the FC Bayern Munich Stadium, pretty cool. ... Dad is now in the air, just left IAD about a half hour ago....

Oct 4, 2009 - Munich & on to London

9:30pm flight from LA on a A340-600 The seating arrangemnt was 2-4-2 acroos & we had 2 rows adjacent to the window behind each other Being a modern plane we had individual entertainemnt screens with on demand video. We watched films like Night at the Museum 2, The Proposal, The Hangover (which was filmed in Las Vegas) We arrived in Munich ay 5pm & following ...

Oct 3, 2009 - Munich - Oktoberfest

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Oct 2, 2009 - Oktoberfest!!

I am a bit behind in my journal, I have been very busy with class recently so this entry is from three weekends ago when I went to Oktoberfest in Munich Germany! Munich holds the largest celebration for Oktoberfest in the world. ... It took us thirty hours by train to get back and forth to Munich in one weekend. ... We took an overnight train to Munich on Friday night, but instead of getting beds we got seats on the train (big mistake), so I think I got about an hour of sleep on the way up. ... We got back to the train station and got dinner, I got another giant pretzel naturally! We meet up with the rest of our group and said good-bye to a few of the people who were spending the night at their friend’s apartment in Munich. ... We got on our first train from Munich to Salzburg, Austria. ...

Sep 26, 2009 - Munich and Oktoberfest

INCREDIBLE!!! Holy Beer!! Oktoberfest was sooooo much fun. We saw a little of Munich the next day although we were quite tired, if you can imagine that. ... Not a bad hangover thought because they dont put chemicals in their beer in Germany.INCREDIBLE!!! Holy Beer!! Oktoberfest was sooooo much fun. We saw a little of Munich the next day although we were quite tired, if you can imagine that. ... Not a bad hangover thought because they dont put chemicals in their beer in Germany....

Sep 19, 2009 - Oktoberfest 2009

I finally took a shower and it felt amazing.I finally took a shower and it felt amazing....