Winding Down

Well, the wonderful feeling of "three more sleeps, two more sleeps, one more sleep before I start my vacation" has been replaced by "one more sleep before I fly home". My inner gypsy is so NOT happy. Of course, for Mena and Trevor, that is not the case. Tonight they take the night train to Venice to continue their adventures.  I'm envious. Not sure if a crash course in blogging or future Internet connections will let them continue to tell their tales or not.

Yesterday we left Fussen, drove to Munich and dropped the car off. We'd logged nearly 3000 km!  The weather here was reminiscent of our first days in Berlin - very cool, windy and wet!  That didn't seem fair either. We did a two-hour bus tour of the city which at least kept us warmer and dry. Of course, it also provided zero opportunity for photos!  Through the foggy and drip-covered windows, we managed glimpses Olympic Park, the buildings of the BMW Museum, and Nymphenberg Castle, as well as many of the city's squares, parks and ornate buildings. It all looked interesting but would have been glorious in the sun. Hopefully, Monday will bring better weather!

Later, when the rain had stopped, we wandered into the Altstadt (old town), admired Marienplatz and went to the world-renowned Hofbrauhaus for a drink (more about that in another post).  Three hours later, we went for dinner and called it a day. Hopefully, we can get some good photos Monday.  Besides, it is my last full day - and a holiday in Germany - and we deserve it!