Grace and I are heading off on an 8-day trip to Munich and Austria this week, so blogging will be light (shock! gasp!). We actually get into Munich on Tuesday at 9:25 a.m, but backing that up means we have to leave London Gatwick at 6:10, which would mean we would need to get to the airport by 4:30 a.m. The tube isn't even running at that time, so we would have to take a night bus into the train station (one hour) and then catch a train to the airport. All told, we would probably be getting up at 2 a.m.
So, instead, we're going to pack up tomorrow and head out to a late night movie. We'll head down to Gatwick at midnight or so, and spend what is sure to be a rough night in the airport. This will be my first overnight at the airport, but my workmates do it all the time. This is the price of getting cheap tickets.
This trip came about because our friend Keith, fast becoming our international traveling buddy, is going to a conference in Hannover, Germany. He decided to extend his stay for a week, and we're joining him. When we started we knew only three things about tourism in Germany: Hitler, Beer and the Autobahn. But we've asked around, done the research and now we're positively thrilled to go. It soon became clear that we shouldn't go to Hannover, and we instead settled on the Southern part of Germany, the land of the Alps, beer gardens and crazy castles.
With that in mind, we fly into Munich on the morning of the 18th. While there, we do plan to partake in the famous beer gardens, but also the museums - art, science and BMW. Then, on the morning of the 22nd, we rent a car from Avis and head south into Austria, probably stopping at castle Neuschwanstein enroute. We'll be staying two nights in a tiny Austrian mountain village to do a bit of hiking in the Alps. Then, on the morning of the 24th, we head off to Salzburg, for one day. On the 25th (Grace's golden birthday!) we drive back to Munich and depart in the evening. The next day, I have the day off, to ease the transition back to work.
So, for now, auf wiedersehen!
We set this up to keep in touch with people we may not see for awhile. So keep in touch. We'll try to keep this thing interesting and updated frequently.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
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Hi matt and grace - this is uncle jp hanging out at an airport on the way to Beantown.
I had a great trip to Heidelberg, Hannover and Berlin a couple of years ago. Heidelberg was my fav - try to get there if the opportunity presents itself.
Trace and I and the gang (Aiden, Maeve and Holland) are going to tackle Switzerland this winter. I'll be doing a science-thing in Lucerne, and then we will explore tracy's family roots in Northern Italy (Trento region). We will then head down to Verona to see some old friends and Venice - I promised she'd get there before she was 40 yo.
The US healthcare debate is raging. Lots of fear of government takeover - I hope that the opportunity to get the ball rolling towards improvement doesn't pass us by. Lots of politics at play, as it becomes less and less likely that any progress will be made if it stretches out for a long time. Anyway, hopefully some progress will be made.
Safe travels, y'all! jp
Can't wait to hear all about Munich. I have not been to Germany yet, but being someone who prides herself on being organized, prompt, tidy, and efficient, I can only imagine that Deutschland is my true homeland (and maybe Japan, too).
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