Back to Munich

I have arrived back in Munich after an excellent Easter with family. I had a great few days with Gabi and Wolfgang - we were usy and I ate great food but it was restful as well. Easter day was excellent as we went to the Technik Museum filled with great machinery. Then we had a wonderful traditional Eastern Germany meal of meat in gravy with Kartoffelknudeln (potato balls) which were so good. After, we went for ice cream and I had my favourite... spaghetti! I remember having Spaghetti Eis when I was in Germany 15 years ago and I was so excited to have it again. It looks just like spaghetti but tastes better :)

Yesterday was a really fun day. We left early for the Black Forest and to see the world´s biggest Cuckoo clock. It was huge and it actually works. That was really cool to see and the entire structure was impressive. Then we stopped for lunch at the Rodelbahn and Gabi and Wolfgang surprised me with tickets to go on the ride. The Rodelbahn is a sled track that winds its way down the hill in the Black Forest. It was so cool and I got to go very fast. When my picture was taken, I was clocked at 41.6 km/hour. Around a corner! Very cool! After that excitement we were on the search for Black Forest Cake which we found in a small village and we ate it out in the Garden cafe. It was lovely. I thought the day was over but then we stopped at a dam in the Black Forest and it was nice to get out and walk around for a bit. On our way back home we went on the Autobahn! I was so excited as I love the Autobahn and Wolfgang got up to 160km/hr! That was incredible and I wasn´t scared at all. Overall, it was a long day but I had the best time. I really enjoyed my visit and the rest and relaxation! Vielen Danke Wolfgang und Gabi fur siene gastfreundschaft!

So I got into München and proceeded to walk around the city for the afternoon with Kristin, a lady I met in Tourist Information. It really is incredible the people I meet. I am rarely alone. I am not sure what my plans will be for the next few days. I had wanted to do a bus tour of the Romantische Strasse in southern Germany but the tour doesn´t run yet. So I can try to do it on my own. Whether I get to Neuschwanstein or not is another question. I just don´t know. After Frankfurt I had wanted to do a Rhine boat tour to Köln but the boat doesn´t run the whole way. It is a little frustrating but I am just flying by the seat of my pants and going with the flow. I know I will enjoy everything that I do. It just may not be what I had planned. I´ll keep you posted.

I keep saying I will post pictures and each day passes and I feel bad. Sorry. When I have some time, I will post a few of my favourites since Rome (oh my, it has been a long time). I think it is a good thing that I haven´t had a lot of time to sit and upload pictures!

Anyways, all is well and I hope everyone had a great Easter! Talk to you soon, Love Lisa