Pension Augsburg Munich

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Right now we are on our way to Austria where I’ll be going white water rafting. We will be winding through the alps to get to our destination. I read that this was supposed to be the most beautiful part of the trip, and I’m extremely excited to see what’s in store… and especially excited for white water rafting!

... not to mention i get an un interupted nights sleep on the train...WRONG!

The trqin which i thought would gently rock me to sleep was that clunky at times i almost rolled out the bed that many times i lost count! then there were all the random stops in the wee hours of the morning to drop carriages off and shunt rail cars around to make sure the engine was always at the right end! so my ideal viez of an interupted nights sleep turned into maybe a ...

... Ryan and I got up and walked around Marienplatz then up around Theresienwiese, where Oktoberfest is held. They are already beginning to build the tents for Oktoberfest. I'm getting really excited! That afternoon we had a birthday party BBQ on the Isar in this area called the Flaucher. The river currents are so strong there you can jump in, float on your back and the river just sends you on down. This is also a pretty popular area for nude sunbathers. Luckly ...

... the time we were smashed in a slow moving crowd that did not allow you to change direction, we began to notice some initally confusing signs. The men outnumbered the women 5 to 1. Everyone was well-dressed and touchy feely. The music was old 80´s pop tunes like Depeche Mode. And then, at the same moment, we realized that we were smack-dab in the middle of the Munich Gay Pride Festival and, like it or ...

... but it wasn't too hard to figure out. We walked around a lot looking at the beautiful city center and did a little bit of shopping too! Later in the evening we met Kinsey after she was done working and went to a fantastic German restaurant. I had pork and dumplings which was excellent. Mom had some german pasta that had cheese and onions, and Kinsey had some sausage with cheese in the middle. Everything was VERY german! It was good, and we all got a beer ...

... up sitting on a bench looking at the city and doing Su Duko, getting hit on by a strange old man..... The train journey to Munich was fine, and I amused myself by watching people try to close the automatic door between the carriages, small things for small minds eh, although it was quite funny. The train passed through lots of pretty looking villages with lovely alpine houses, all wood and lots ...

... is the only place where I've had to pay for a map) that there's an obelisk near the Museum of Natural History, and I sure like obelisks. So I got off at the nearest metro station and found a slew of Greco-Roman style buildings framing the obelisk in the distance, which made for good picture taking. My last desire before leaving Germany was to have a glass of German white wine -- Rielsing or Gewurstraminer. I figured there had to be some upscale bars around that area ...

... where you took off your clothes and belongings to have them disinfected, than you were to get completely naked, than moved into another room where you waited for your "shower". The shower room was deceivingly real. Tiled walls, drains and even shower heads, there were little vents, innocently sitting in the middle of the walls. I couldn't walk through the chamber part. I felt it was wrong but more than anything, I was scared not of dying...but of just something, this murdering ...

... For Ayako though, it was the first time to visit a concentration camp, so I think it took a little more time for the impact of it to sink in with her, especially since she comes from a culture so detached from the events concerned. Ayako had to fly back to England early in the evening, so I helped her get back to the center of town so she could take care of some shopping before going to the airport. From then, I headed over to Oktoberfest again to rendezvous with Kieth and ...