Munich

Since we arrived late we didn't have much time in Munich and decided to go to dinner. We went to a cute little resteraunt with one major perk you got a free slice of cake with every entree. We were also invited to join a table of three American students studying abroad in Munich. There knowledge of the German language proved to be very helpful in the cake selection process. After dinner, we engaged in a serious euchre tournament, did some laundry, and called it a night.

Today, we got up early, enjoyed a free breakfast and had a full day. First, we visited a ginormous castle with a grand entry way and gardens that stretched far beyond what the eye could see. After planning Franki´s future wedding in the gardens, we headed to the English Gardens. Naturally, since it´s the largest park in europe, we spent 45 min looking for it. It´s amazing what you can avoid when you don´t have a map and you translate a sign that says ´park´as a parking lot....

Once in the park, we savored a liter of german beer and pretzles bigger than our heads. We walked for a couple of hours through the park, seeing a chinese pagoda, japanese tea house, and surfers trying the man made rapids.

The weather has been perfect and tonight we plan to go out for real and celebrate amanda´s birthday...