Much to our sadness we got up on Day 10 to head into Munich. I was really sad to leave the Swiss Alps behind. The day was spent traveling by bus stopping for lunch in Lindau Germany. We stopped in Lindau last year, so David and I didn't take any pictures while we were there.
After Lindau we drove on to Munich (it really was a boring day) arriving in time to have a short walk through town before dinner. We were almost in culture shock from the heat, noise and crowds of people. We walked into the old town area, looked around and got oriented and then went to dinner with our group at a local beer hall. The food was uninspiring and the room was miserably hot.
Our first day in Munich was really not a lot of fun. As I said, we were in culture shock after having spent such cool, clean days in the country. Going into such a big city was overwhelming. Plus our hotel was in a crummy part of town. There was a casino across the street and strip clubs all around the area. It was sort of like staying in Bourbon Street. Plus it was hot. I hadn't been hot like that in years. And, for whatever reason, Europeans don't use air conditioning as much, so it was miserable everywhere. We thought to fix our plight by drinking cold water, but the wait staff didn't seem to understand that when we wanted a large glass of water, that would be one that would hold more than 4 ounces.
On a different note, I head out for my monthly trip to Jackson today and won't be back until Friday when I'll resume my trip story telling.
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