July 11, 2009
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Gute Nacht from Bavaria
We made it through the Alps in Youenn’s little car! I must admit, I had my reservations:
…but the trip was breathtakingly beautiful. I’ve done it a few times now and the scenery never gets old. The weather was gorgeous most of the way through Florence and all of Italy. We hit an awesome storm in Austria, but emerged to blue skies soon enough:
Click for full sizeWe’re in Munich now, staying with Mick & Miggl and I must admit it’s nice to have high speed Internet again and a long hot shower (the beach house’s hot water didn’t last long with 20+ people staying there!). It’s unseasonably cool in Bavaria, but feels good after the heat and humidity of Italy. Today Alan and I headed to the Marienplatz to buy him an iPod Touch. His poor wife Bine is about to become an iPod widow. Boys and their toys! Tomorrow we will spend the day visiting Mick & Bine’s families and get to see Tom, Cathy & Patrick who just arrived from San Francisco. I’m looking forward to seeing them all.
Miggl prepared an amazing dinner for us upon our arrival in Munich.
The girls made paella for lunch.
And we had yet another delicious meal together!
Mick’s aunt, the soccer playing nun, even stopped by from her Swiss mountain abbey and brought Toblerone!
It’s Gay Pride in Munich this weekend.
Mick’s 68 Beetle is still going strong! Here I am reenacting the time I had to push it at the World Cup three years ago.
Say gute nacht Carey!
Comments (16)
looks gorgeous! if i had known there was a nun there, i’d of had her whack your knuckles a few times! and you got to see a truck from the U of M there – how awesome! peace, Al
oh how i wish to visit other countries
Europe! I can’t wait to get there and see all this beauty for real.
@pukemeister - She’s no traditional nun, trust me. She plays soccer in her habit!
@mr_faust - Make it happen!
@Dezinerdreams - You will love it Vivek. xo
how does the gay pride munich compare to that in LA or SF? were there any floats?
@Shades_of_Athena - I can’t really tell you…we just saw them setting it up. I didn’t attend the parade. :(
oh man how fun!
and that paella looks so yummy
Wow, looks like you are having a fabulous time around Europe! You’d been to places I want to go!
@Sc12EeN17aM3 - It was delicious Jad! Wish you could have tried it!
@Fongster8 - I always have fun here. Thanks!
That Beetle looks like it has quite a few kilometers on it. I love that paella with the cold cuts and cheese on the side. It would have gone well with a beer. Mmm….
Do the nuns have a league? I’d love to see a YouTube video of it.
@ElusiveWords - Everything in Germany goes well with beer Matt. LOL
@James - That’s a good question James…I’ll have to ask. I took this photo of her playing soccer 10 years ago, before I had a digital camera!
eating paella in munich with a swiss nun? talk about multi-cultural lunch!
@rudyhou - With an American, a Frenchman and Englishman and 3 Germans no less!! Thanks Rudy.
Looking at this gives me a smile =) Everyone looks so happy & I bet you had the time of your life (=
@aliceandrandy - Yep, it was great! Thanks Alice.