Munich

Before getting to Turkey, we were able to have a short honeymoon in Munich. Highlights included the beautiful Christmas decorations, the schnitzel and streudel, going to the opera house to see the Strauss opera, Die Fliedermaus, and taking a 4 hour sleighride through an Alpine forest. It was bitterly cold the whole week, but the gluhwein warmed us right up!

We enjoyed meeting a variety of people on our trip. One evening we met some fellow Virginians at our table in a traditional German restaurant. They told us the stories of their 35 years of marriage and travel over dinner. We hope to run into them again! During our sleighride, 3 Germans joined us on the ride home and we enjoyed their company very much. They also provided the picture above. Thank you Jurgen!

We got to celebrate New Year's Eve in Munich and enjoyed watching the fireworks go off around the city and going to the different parties in our hotel. We particularly liked watching a grandmother dressed in a Dr. Seuss-striped shirt get her groove on with what looked more like slow motion karate moves rather than dancing.

Our hotel, the Bayerischer Hof, was built by King Ludwig I in 1841. We were made to feel like guests of the king with mints on our pillow every night, heated towels, comfy slippers and robes, and old world service and hospitality. Maybe if we teach enough piano lessons and coach enough sports seasons, we can go back!!!