Three years ago today..

I boarded a big ol' plane and flew over to Munich (Meunchen), Germany.  There are lots of things that I remember from that trip. 

 

The fear of traveling to an unfamiliar country by myself.  Prior to the trip, that loomed large.  Compounded by the fact that I barely knew the language, I was concerned.   But all my anxiety was for naught.  Once I got my bearings, I was all right.  I had done a good bit of pre-planning (as you probably expected), so I came prepared.  And that helped. 

 

I was blessed with a hotel pretty close to the main train station that had an internet connection and a clerk who spoke a little English.  And a free breakfast buffet.  I got to see a few castles, an honest-to-goodness real maypole, the Hofbrahaus and a lot of the city.  I even got to see Jennifer Garner overdubbed in German in "30 uber nacht" at the cinema!

 

It was a great trip.  I hope I can make it back some time.  I think I'd like to do a WWII tour where I visit key cities (like Munich) and check out sites of historical significance.

 

You can re-read the entries from my trip here.