Munich Bound

Day 8

It was time to take our travel team south - headed to Munich! Driving on the Autobahn was one of the things Bryce was most looking forward to - that said, it was a long drive to Munich.  We had a minimum of 5 hours ahead of us!  Luckily for Anne and I, we had two VERY comfortable captains chairs awaiting us while the boys drove/navigated from the front. 

Now like I said the boys were really looking forward to this drive - no speed limit?  Fast car?  They were pumped.  They learned pretty quickly that really all it meant was that they could drive as fast as they wanted but that was only possible as traffic allowed.  That said, Bryce hit 126 mph and JD hit 118.  Typical driving speed was probably more like 95 or so. 

We started our day at Dunkin Donuts with some disappointing day old donuts and cold eggs for Anne.  From there we drove and drove and drove.  we stopped for lunch at a Subway which, surprisingly was like it was straight out of the States....it REALLY  hit the spot! As we got closer to Munich we decided that we should definitely try to hit up a brewery before landing in Munich.  After googling "Worlds Oldest Brewery" we ended up at Weihenstephan Abbey in Freising.  After about 45 minutes of circling the city we finally found it and quickly got to drinking to shake off the drive anxieties.  The brewery had a fabulous beer garden that did just the trick.  After we were there for a few minutes I noticed a group of 3 women sitting next to us that seemed to be American - after a few minutes they struck up a conversation with us also noticing that we seemed to be talking just like them :)   Come to find out they were from Wisconsin and Chicago - Midwesterners even!!  Sometimes you meet people on vacation and it just feels like you could have been friends for life - we were so lucky to meet you girls!!

Moving on from our lovey visit we headed towards Munich - it was a short 30 minute drive to the city.  After checking into our accomodations - Hotel Trobrau, we headed a few blocks away into the heart of Munich at the plaza.  The love that I have for this city can not be expressed in words.  All of those feelings I had for this place over 15 years ago came flooding back - I could come back a million times and love it even more each time!  We got a table outside at Schneider Brauhaus and had some more wonderful traditional German food.  After dinner we strolled around the Rathaus and ended our night with a night cap at a place called Little London - lots of whiskey/bourbon options and super close to our hotel - perfect.  It was a simple day filled with little surprises that made the 5 hour drive so much better!