We made it, safe and sound. The flight was really smooth, save for a little turbulence right as we left Canada. I managed to sleep for a few hours, however now that it's around 3:30 local time my body is still back on D.C. time (6 hours behind) and am starting to feel the drain. Walking out into air that was about 55 and overcast with a little drizzle was actually a welcome relief from the sweltering heat in D.C. Hopefully it clears up as our time goes on, but for now the weather is nice.
Weboarded a private shuttle that took us to the hotel where we dropped our bags, took a few minutes to freshen up and then went to the train station to grab a bite to eat. I had some kind of pork'ish/spam'ish thing on a roll with mustard, and it was fantastic. Pork, pork, pork...miles and miles of it! After that we hoped back on the bus to get a tour of the city - we have to Munich natives, Alexander and Anetta, that will be showing us around and giving us the inside scoop. Two of the major sites we saw were the Glockenspiel and the Hofbräuhaus. The Glockenspiel was as uneventful as I remembered it from when I was 16. Ah well. The Hofbräuhaus, judging by the large number of Asians inside and 16 Americans, is largely a tourist place and not where the locals go. We were assured that tonight we'd go to a local place just around the corner...can't wait! However, a few of us plan to go and get a beer just to say we did.
From there it was more sites, including Schloss Nymphenburg, which is the palace in the background of the picture below. We have a few hours no to unwind in our hotel room...nap, shower, change. We're meeting at 6:00 to induldge in Bavaria's finest: Pork of all varieties, and beer! Tomorrow we head to a school, which I'm really looking forward to, and after that it's beer tasting at an abbey outside of Munich. I can't imagine that will be in anyway interesting or fun. Not one bit...
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