Day trip into Munich (Take I)

Last night with my host we were playing soccer and about five minutes in a rolled my ankle which is perfect for my Munich tour.  After rolling my ankle, I watched the soccer game for a few hours in the rain which was super!  The next morning, I woke up and hobbled around the house until I was ready.  I headed downstairs to sit down with the whole family for breakfast, because that’s just what they do.  They supplied me with sufficient medication to forget my ankle was rolled which was nice.  We started this morning in the classroom, talking about what we were going to do today followed by a nice visit by the school principal Herr Dittmann who gave us all gifts.

Mr. Mobini started our tour by telling us his four basic rules 1) No complaining 2) Be flexible 3) No complaining and 4) Be grateful.  Can you tell what he was trying to emphasize.  Little did we know that Mr. Mobini would complain the most about us “complaining”. First off we went to the train station the take the Regional Bahn to Munich.  In Munich we saw all of the main squares and major cathedrals.  We saw the city hall called the Glockenspiel with the dancing clock tower.

It was fantastic because we walked everywhere and my foot was feeling great! While walking through, we bought many snacks and drinks but what we craved most of all was plain iced water. We still couldn’t find any iced water… After we saw all of the major historical sights we walked through the English Garden which was filled with many naked old people sun bathing. Another great sight to see! Then we hung out at a beer garden, unfortunately no beer for us. It was a nice place to sit in the sun after walking in the sun all day. We all grabbed a stein of Fanta or coke.   -Chris Dwyer

Here is Willow eating a large pretzel at the Biergarten am Chines Turm... 

Servus jedermann! (Bavarian for ‘Hello Everyone’) These past two days have been filled with kind people, beautiful sites, interesting facts, and delicious food.  Yesterday after school, my host family took me into Munich and we went on a bus tour of the city.  It was so much fun! They told me history and legends about churches, town halls, and beirgartens.  My family lives in a village called Anzing and after spending five hours in downtown Munich, we wanted nothing more but to sleep.  I loved just walking around with Petra, Bianca, and Daniel.  Before crashing for the night…get this dad: I TOOK A 7 MINUTE SHOWER!  Breaking records over here.  Then this morning we met in our room at school A104 to head out with Mr. Mobini on our walking tour of Munich. 

Today we watched the Glockenspiel in the town hall.  It was like watching a giant music box. 

After that we went to the famous beer halls of the Hofbrauhaus followed with the delicious Turkish delicacy that has invaded Germany with its mouthwatering flavors; the Doner kabob.  Odeonsplatz was our next stop and then we stopped in Karlsplatz where Conner ran through the massive fountain drenching himself in water all for one Euro from Chris.  Next we took the U-bahn to visit the English Gardens only to stop at the famous surfer's bridge... people actually surf in Munich. 

Waiting for our train back home, Chris and Aaron made the serious mistake of making me laugh.  After my donkey like laugh that echoed through the station, a little boy mocked me by imitating my laugh.  It was scarring.  Tonight we are celebrating the 4^th of July with the students of Markt Schwaben.  Happy Fourth of July everyone! Tomorrows blog should be an interesting one.  Until later…. - Jessika Lackie