Germany Day 4 Part 3

We took 305 pics on day four, hence the multi-part blog. It takes forever to upload pics and videos, otherwise it could have been a single post.


So after Ratskeller, we go stand in front of the Apple store and use their WiFi to repurchase the data plan from AT&T. It works! Doesn't look like they charged us again either. So Amanda was right, even though AT&T was obviously ambitious to say our plan was active. Sometimes I hate both Apple and AT&T...just not as much as I hate Microsoft and Blackberry ;-)

And we keep passing by this place, so time to stop and get zwei biers. And then zwei mehr. Und zwei mehr...you get the idea. At least today we are only getting 0.5 litres at a time.


And again we are hungry...not starving, but the food smells and looks so appetizing, and we want to try all the food while we are here, so we are compelled to order.

And off again, wandering...we keep passing by this store and for some reason I don't stop in. These are the shoes I am wearing and are the most comfortable shoes I have, but just this pair. I bought another pair in a different color but they are not as comfy as these. Probably why I haven't stopped...quality control issues and trends mean I am unlikely to match the comfort in a new pair, and the return process would likely be expensive.

Back to our hood, and to this 'little' bier garten...little because it can probably only hold a few thousand. This is a 5 minute walk from our hotel.

Time for a little magic

Und prosit!
And then some apple strudel
Und gute nacht!

Germany Day 4 Part 2

So we are wandering with full bladders and need a 'resting' place. We had taken a look at this place earlier, but the snob factor was high and we weren't ready to deal. But now we were ready and I didn't want to miss a place in the basement of an old church that serves alcohol!


Funny story...I bought this same sugar bowl and didn't think it would be very handy as a sugar bowl...and lo and behold here it is! Good for them.

Germany Day 4 Part 1

So the previous day we got 3 emails from Expedia that Lufthansa had cancelled our flight from Munich to Los Angeles. Huh? Ok, so I log into Expedia and yep, there is no flight on my itinerary. But there is from LA to El Paso and a note saying wait 24 hours and check back again. So this morning, I log in and still nothing, so I email them. Later I get a basic form email saying Expedia doesn't control the airlines. What? Ok. But we prepaid for it through Expedia, so please figure something out. Still waiting on the reply to that email. So we are either stuck here(oh darn) or we are going to have to get another flight for what I imagine will be substantially more money.

I'm feeling hung today...I got up at 8AM and I guess the extra sleep I had been getting the previous couple of days was helping me from feeling hung over. Tried to get the iPad connected via WiFi to see if adding the plan again would work, but no luck. There was another dude in the hotel lobby and he couldn't get his iPad connected either. Peace out.

Now that is a truck!

So we hop on the tram and head back to Marienplatz to Deutsche Bank again. And we see this...oh how nice, they are displaying an old brewery truck for the tourists!


Wait a minute...this is actually delivering kegs of beer! Now that is cool.


Even though I had a good healthy breakfast, I am still hungry for some reason. So we wander around Marienplatz looking for a place to eat. There are a lot of places, but I need something quieter than what we are finding. We end up walking through this open air market and it really strikes me how unreal it seems to be. I mean, when you see Los Angeles portrayed in the media, its all bikini-clad hotties rollerblading around the sunny beach which couldn't be further from the truth, but Germany is really as cool as I have seen it on television or in the movies.

So we spot this place and decide to stop here for a little bit. Cafe Lotter-Leben



I ask for ice water...immediately realizing my mistake and the waitress says "what is that?" Two mineral waters it is.

Colleen orders a vegetarian wrap which she liked until she got to the avocado cream sauce.


I forgot what mine was called, but its one egg on top of 'bavarian meat loaf' (which is like bologna) and potatos. It was excellent and exactly what I needed.
Oh yeah, and a little hair of the dog
And then we proceeded to just hang here for a couple of hours and take in the city. We stared at the cars, we stared at the people(politely) and enjoyed an afternoon in Germany.

I love the sound of their sirens. And the two workers both had folding rules in their pockets...now that is old world!



And then back through the market
All the kids we have seen are very well behaved.


And then more wandering...

And man these guys are experts at parallel parking.


Looks like a pipe shop, wonder if they have cigars?

Not only do they have cigars...

But they also have a nice selection of scotch!

And more wandering