Horst worked as our tour guide for us in Munich yesterday. He took us through the markets and main squares, showed us the best spots for great hearty bread, salty pickles, pastries, and more. In the afternoon we split up and Mike and Tessa went with Horst to the art museum and I went with Neil and Scott to the Deutches Museum again. There is just so much to see there.
Today we slept in and then went to the train station to make the train reservations for Venezia (Venice). We then hopped on a train to Regensburg, a town that wasn't hit by the war much. It was a great town and we walked all over. It has a huge gothic church (another St. Peters I believe) with spires and flying buttresses and stained glass windows. It was Sunday and here they close down nearly all of the shops. All that we saw that was open were the cafes, restaurants, and gelaterias. We found a great pub type place to grab some real bavarian food and beer. The food was great and so was the beer.
Back in Landshut, Mirjam prepared a great dish of sauerkraut with ham and some mashed potatoes. I wasn't too hungry since we had the late lunch but managed to have two helpings. Right now we're gearing up for the trip to Venice tomorrow. We'll arrive tomorrow afternoon and leave on a night train on Wednesday. We will meet up with Darren in Munich on Thursday morning which we are all looking forward to. Ciao!
P.S. I added more photos to the Munich album.
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I've been a little behind on reading your blog, so sorry about posting on old topics, but when I was reading about you watching the A380 land I pictured you sitting at the top of a hill all alone taking pictures of a plane flying around...Then I went to look at the pictures and imagine my surprise when I saw a lot of people there! Huh, I just didn't realize it was such a big deal... And the pictures of the castle are amazing! It is such a beautiful building.
On to more recent topics. My race yesterday was a success, well, sort of. My boat beat WSU, but we lost to the other UW boat. It was bittersweet. We got off to a really bad start, and if we had been able to get it together quicker, I think we would have been able to beat the our teammates. WSU wasn't ever really in the picture. Even with a bad start, we were up by about four seats in the first 30 strokes or something. Next weekend we travel to WSU for the real UW/WSU duel (yesterday was just the Husky Invite), I foresee a win for UW. That's great that you've gotten to hang with the Wyknenko's. I can't believe you already get to see Darren on Thursday! Let me know when you all fly into Seattle, Kendra and I would like to meet you there if we can. I have on my calendar that you fly in on the 11th, is that right? Talk to you later!
Karin
Hi, Phil. I've just finished catching up on my blog reading. You've been busy! The Deutches Museum sounds a little like the Smithsonian in D.C. - but with German engineering :) What a great find. I'm jealous of all the bratwurst reports. Sounds delicious (but I can live without the sauerkraut).
Well, tell Mike and Tessa "Hello" from the Bos clan, and be sure and tell Darren "hello" too, when you see him on Thursday. Have fun in Venice.
Can we have a party when you get home and see all your pictures? We can eat bratwusts and do a slide show on the big screen. I'd love to hear about all the sights and experiences.
Aufweidersehn!
Love, Aunt Chelle
I love reading all your blogs, Phil. You make me wish I was there. Thanks for taking such great pictures. Keep blogging. We really are following along.
Love,
Aunt Michele
Sounds like you're having a blast. Missed you pretty bad yesterday, I biked to work for the first time this year, and the sun may have been out but it was pretty chilly. We got snowed on Monday (April 2!) and I think it dipped down to ~27 that night. Needless to say, I couldn't feel my toes or fingers when I got to work, and it was surprisingly slower ride now than I remembered - perhaps the loss of my drafting partner had something to do with that. Sure you want to move to Vancouver when you get back state-side?
Keep posting, keep uploading pics! I'll keep reading and cursing your name in amiable envy when I sneak peeks at work.
Werd,
-Richard
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