Blogs from Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 104

I got up early early to catch my 6am train to Munich, the italian name for it is Monaco just to keep you on your toes early in the morning. i had a ciccilian family in my carriage today and they were very friendly and invited me to stay with them if i make it down that way. The scenery through the mountains from italy to Germany is stunning, some of the bridges and roads they have constructed are quite amazing, just hanging off cliff edges etc. Now prior to leaving Nice i had checked for accomodation and there were plenty of places, so for the first time i was arriving somewhere with no place to stay. We got into the train station late i headed to an internet cafe to find a place and sure ... read more

We are on our final lap on our way back to Munich. Will be in the RV this weekend and then in a hotel the last 2 nights before heading home. The weather has taken a dramatic change. The heat wave is over and in fact the temperature has dropped by about 20 degrees so feels very cold after all the heat. Is also raining and forecast is the same for next several days. Was raining when we came and appears it will do so when we leave. Had a good time in the northern area. As we have done several times during the trip we changed our plan. We left Berlin headed for Lubeck via Rostock, but decided it would be too much driving for time left so we turn a turn west and went ... read more

Munich was an odd city. I found out that lots of "German" things- lederhosen, pretzels, weisswurst, etc., are actually Bavarian, which is conservative and talks different, so it is basically the it is like the American south. Except its in Germany. Munich was much more beautiful than Berlin, much more compact and less hectic. However, I couldn't shake the odd feeling I got when our great tour guide, Ozzie, "the only Black man in Munich," told us that although Munich has done a great job rebuilding from world war II, it has completely whitewashed its involvement. I learned a lot, we walked the same route that Hitler and 2,000 Nazis did in the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923 I think, which ended in a failure and during the jail term Hitler wrote Mein Kampf. It was ... read more

We left off telling you about our glorious train ride from Paris to Münich. Aside from the complete privacy, comfort and space, we even had the opportunity to sit in the restaurant and share breakfast at the same time, for the waiter would not allow us to eat one after the other, which we were planning on doing because of our luggage. I (Diana) sat down to order for both of us and explained the situation. He immediately went to ask for permission to lock our room, which we were not even supposed to be in, and then insisted on going to get Lindsey so we could dine together. This was Part Two of what we will forever refer to as "Friday: The Day of Kindness." During the seven hour train ride, we fell asleep and ... read more

Looking for home We owned our house in the US. It was a cute little red house with a barn/garage out back. It was around 1300 square feet, and was just perfect for us. It had two living rooms (one of which we used as an office) and three little bedrooms. It was built in the 1950s and had appliances to match. It was home. When we decided to move to Germany, Levent's employer provided us with a relocation agent to help us out. We had no idea how necessary that was. Without knowing German and without understanding the - I must be honest, very strange- system here, we would likely be living in a hotel. Limited selection There is not a whole lot for rent here in Munich. Pretty much anywhere in the States, you ... read more