No, I have no idea what 'dult' means, but it is like a spring octoberfest. There are rides and games, food (many pretzels with emmental cheese) and a row of booths selling everything from clothes to jewelry, brushes and lots of socks. But the focus of this event is drinking -- beer mostly. There are 2 huge beer halls with entertainment (mostly music) and a number of lesser beergardens and booths. Oh, the other unusual thing about this fair is that about half of all the people are in 'tracht' costumes -- that means leather knickers, or shorts for men with a checked shirt and a vest, and a dirndl for females -- of all ages. Some of the women are in lederhosen as well. Most of the leather pants have no zip but rather a large flap front and some lovely flowers painted on the leather. Also, it appears it is an event for young people -- us older visitors were in the small minority.
First thing this morning we scouted out some of the city we had not seen yesterday -- the Dom and the market in the Dom platz. Yes, we bought the dandelion flower cough syrup. Then it was on to the Glass Museum. I have NEVER seen such a variety of glass work and glass. There were pieces from the early 1800s to about 1940. Evidently glass ingredients were plentiful in Bavaria because it became a centre for glass production and innovation for many years. Stunning pieces, amazing colours, collections (like the sets of glasses of Empress Sissy all with gold and the imperial crest) are on about 4 flours in a thousand year old building on the Danube waterfront.
We stopped in an outdoor wirtshaus for lunch. Ian had a pork roast and dumplings, me, the southern german version of mac and cheese -- with spatzle. Ultimate comfort food from two cultures!
We are all set for tomorrow's transfer to the boat -- have a van booked to move us and Richard Jennie and the girls (plus all the luggage) to the boat at 3 pm. They have arrived in Germany but are spending the night near the Munich airport to make the trip easier for the girls.
Looking forward to the next week!
my pictures are not automatically being loaded from my phone to the google cloud so I will just post them on facebook separately.
Saturday 30 April 2016
Friday 29 April 2016
Starting Out
I used to try and sleep on the trans-atlantic flights. It was hardly ever successful, even on those few occasions where I had 3 seats to myself and could 'stretch out'. There was always a seat belt in the wrong spot or a seat undulation which just would not let me get into those lovely deep sleeps that I usually have. So I would toss and turn and try every imaginable position, sometimes hanging appendages out into the aisle, without success.
About a year ago, I guess, I stopped trying. Now I watch movies from the time they turn the entertainment on before we leave Toronto, to the time we have touched down, taxied to the gate and shut off the engines. Today I managed all of "Concussion" (excellent Will Smith), Hunger Games, Mocking Jay part II which I had already seen and enjoyed, Minions (poor), and half of the latest Star Wars. When we stopped in Munich it didn't feel like I had travelled or spent 7:40 in my chair with plugs in my ears. That's the way to tackle the long flights!
I must put in a plug for German signage: getting to the bus area at the airport was no problem, nor was finding the correct bus stop. The driver sold us the tickets and we were in Freising in about 20 minutes, dropped off right at the main train station. The regional train took about 1:50 to get to Passau. Even though it was in the middle of the day, there was considerable traffic on the train, but the electric train set runs so smoothly that you need to look out to make sure you are moving at all.
Once in Passau, it was easy to find the hotel and get up to our room. It was too early to crash so we walked down to the Danube and along the river to where it meets the other two rivers. After two unsuccessful attempts, I found a phone company that would sell me an 'all of Europe' sim and got myself online. An early supper was enjoyed with local bread cheese and beer and then an early bed.
Sorry, today's pictures have not yet uploaded from the phone and I can't keep my eyes open.
About a year ago, I guess, I stopped trying. Now I watch movies from the time they turn the entertainment on before we leave Toronto, to the time we have touched down, taxied to the gate and shut off the engines. Today I managed all of "Concussion" (excellent Will Smith), Hunger Games, Mocking Jay part II which I had already seen and enjoyed, Minions (poor), and half of the latest Star Wars. When we stopped in Munich it didn't feel like I had travelled or spent 7:40 in my chair with plugs in my ears. That's the way to tackle the long flights!
I must put in a plug for German signage: getting to the bus area at the airport was no problem, nor was finding the correct bus stop. The driver sold us the tickets and we were in Freising in about 20 minutes, dropped off right at the main train station. The regional train took about 1:50 to get to Passau. Even though it was in the middle of the day, there was considerable traffic on the train, but the electric train set runs so smoothly that you need to look out to make sure you are moving at all.
Once in Passau, it was easy to find the hotel and get up to our room. It was too early to crash so we walked down to the Danube and along the river to where it meets the other two rivers. After two unsuccessful attempts, I found a phone company that would sell me an 'all of Europe' sim and got myself online. An early supper was enjoyed with local bread cheese and beer and then an early bed.
Sorry, today's pictures have not yet uploaded from the phone and I can't keep my eyes open.
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