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Business Class!
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Business Class!
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Business Class!
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First meal in Munich.
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First outing on the first morning. We were staying near Nymphenburg Palace, so we thought we'd explore our neighborhood.
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What beautiful neighbors we have!
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We spent the morning strolling the castle grounds.
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On the property is the Munich Botanical Gardens.
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Jetlag.
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Our first trip downtown brought us to an irresistable wall by a fountain that absolutely required climbing.
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After climbing, dancing!
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The Man and his Maß.
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The Daughter and her half Maß....of apple juice. Although if we'd known how poorly she would be sleeping at night, we would have filled it with a more potent beverage.
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Guess who is the target of that spray?
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A visit to Olympiapark München.
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A gorgeous day to view some striking design - even 40 years after the Munich Games.
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View from the Olympic Tower.
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The night we were at Olympic Park, Germany was playing Greece in the 2012 Euro Cup. People gathered in the stadium to watch on a giant screen. The roar of the crowd was unbelievable, even listening 182 meters up in the Olympic Tower.
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We went for a swim in the Olympic Pool. It was one highlight of the entire trip.
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Modern architecture begs for jumping off the building supports.
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A few days in the Bavarian Alps at Farchant.
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At this hotel, Evya had a private sleeping nook.
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Summer sledding (Sommerrodelbahn)! Another trip highlight.
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When you're high in the mountains, you just want to get higher.
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And even higher: ascending the Eckbauer.
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Time for a quick nap.
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In the valley is Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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What goes up, must walk down.
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Walking down lasted about 20 minutes... then we had to hop back on the Eckbauerbahn.
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We spent our last full day in Germany visiting King Ludwig's two magnificent castles, starting with Linderhof.
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The effect of seeing a little too much statuary on this trip.
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Then we drove to Neuschwanstein. Allyndreth was put back into a booster seat to obey local laws.
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We had some help getting up to the castle.
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See why we needed the help?
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On the bus down from Neuschwanstein.
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This was our last dinner in Germany. That platter was Allyndreth's order. The whole platter. For herself. Her German roots came out bigtime during our week.
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Our stylish traveler.
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