I want to fill in the days since I last wrote. Cherie and I have been nursing colds since yesterday, so we were glad to be staying quietly with old friends today. We did enjoy a lovely dinner of "Donaus" ----gyros at a local Turkish restaurant.
If you've ever had Turkish tea you know what we had this afternoon. We were able to order a variety of tea delicacies AND gyros for six for an incredibly low price!
I have a Turkish cookbook, and I look longingly at the pictures, knowing that I can't possibly duplicate the images there. Today we all enjoyed these delicious cookies and baklava.
Yesterday we drove most of the day, as I reported. We got to stop and have Turkish soup and apple kuchen at the home of former co-workers. So wonderful to see them and the castle in their old (1200's) town!
On Monday we started the day in Ingolstadt, my old home town, and home of Audi, but ended it in Munich and the BMW World.
Cherie picked out her own BMW 635 convertible, white, really classy :) I got my picture with one of the Rolls Royces. My husband prefers the M-3. Ed enjoyed the video racing game there among other things they are promoting with their new technology.
I was impressed. It really would be fun to buy a car there. Your new car is raised on a circle platform, you get all the information you need and off you go around an indoor track, out to the world...
I'm thinking about this car they are releasing in March 2013 that is entirely electric. It's pretty amazing!
Up the Olympic tower for a panoramic view of the area. Word of caution: don't try jumping in the moving elevator. You will be reprimanded, and the car might break!!! It's quite the ride. We had real Italian pizza that evening. (Trust me, it's not American!)
On Sunday we enjoyed the church service at my old church in Ingolstadt. This is the church I helped to start 25 years ago. No familiar faces but sweet fellowship and the promise of carrying our greetings to those we weren't able to make contact with. Imagine---the church grew from 10 people to 150 in 25 years. Remarkable. The old churches are empty, but this one is alive and well! so delightful to be there!
Back and forth we walked all over the old city, into several ancient churches. In the Moritz church we were blessed with an unexpected harp concert. We were the only listeners to a celtic sounding musician. Wonderful acoustics!
We walked to the Neu Schloss, (new castle) now the home of the Bavarian Army museum.
Each floor and one of the towers had exhibits from the times of Knights until the time of King Ludwig III.
What an interesting afternoon, completed by a walk over the Blue Danube on the foot bridge across from the castle.
Dinner with more wonderful friends in their beautiful home with two cats (Cherie was thrilled!) and overnight made this day especially meaningful. It really is a joy to see friends after 25 years.
We have been pampered and fed (stuffed).
Saturday we drove to Augsburg for an experience like no other. Treated like royalty, we visited the home of my husband's friends there. We were showered with gifts of all kinds! The generosity of these friends was overwhelming!
A sumptuous feast awaited us at the restaurant owned by our friends. Would you like a description? Schweinebraten, Knoedel, Spatzle, Reh, Pomme Frites, Appertif,....
We had to walk it off by visiting Bertolt Brecht's home, the Fuggerei, and the Golden Hall in the Rathaus.
We took pictures of the Weihnachts Markt (Christmas Market) being built there for this season. The lovely store windows were filled with goodies. (It's good to look at goodies when you are STUFFED!)
Back to Munich for the night. What a day!
Now we have some very special days ahead too. I'll report when I get time, but we are wrapping up this trip like a whirlwind, and we're a little under the weather.
Here's a little "Auf Wiedersehen!"----"Tschuess!"
If you've ever had Turkish tea you know what we had this afternoon. We were able to order a variety of tea delicacies AND gyros for six for an incredibly low price!
I have a Turkish cookbook, and I look longingly at the pictures, knowing that I can't possibly duplicate the images there. Today we all enjoyed these delicious cookies and baklava.
Yesterday we drove most of the day, as I reported. We got to stop and have Turkish soup and apple kuchen at the home of former co-workers. So wonderful to see them and the castle in their old (1200's) town!
On Monday we started the day in Ingolstadt, my old home town, and home of Audi, but ended it in Munich and the BMW World.
Cherie picked out her own BMW 635 convertible, white, really classy :) I got my picture with one of the Rolls Royces. My husband prefers the M-3. Ed enjoyed the video racing game there among other things they are promoting with their new technology.
I was impressed. It really would be fun to buy a car there. Your new car is raised on a circle platform, you get all the information you need and off you go around an indoor track, out to the world...
I'm thinking about this car they are releasing in March 2013 that is entirely electric. It's pretty amazing!
Up the Olympic tower for a panoramic view of the area. Word of caution: don't try jumping in the moving elevator. You will be reprimanded, and the car might break!!! It's quite the ride. We had real Italian pizza that evening. (Trust me, it's not American!)
On Sunday we enjoyed the church service at my old church in Ingolstadt. This is the church I helped to start 25 years ago. No familiar faces but sweet fellowship and the promise of carrying our greetings to those we weren't able to make contact with. Imagine---the church grew from 10 people to 150 in 25 years. Remarkable. The old churches are empty, but this one is alive and well! so delightful to be there!
Back and forth we walked all over the old city, into several ancient churches. In the Moritz church we were blessed with an unexpected harp concert. We were the only listeners to a celtic sounding musician. Wonderful acoustics!
We walked to the Neu Schloss, (new castle) now the home of the Bavarian Army museum.
Each floor and one of the towers had exhibits from the times of Knights until the time of King Ludwig III.
What an interesting afternoon, completed by a walk over the Blue Danube on the foot bridge across from the castle.
Dinner with more wonderful friends in their beautiful home with two cats (Cherie was thrilled!) and overnight made this day especially meaningful. It really is a joy to see friends after 25 years.
We have been pampered and fed (stuffed).
Saturday we drove to Augsburg for an experience like no other. Treated like royalty, we visited the home of my husband's friends there. We were showered with gifts of all kinds! The generosity of these friends was overwhelming!
A sumptuous feast awaited us at the restaurant owned by our friends. Would you like a description? Schweinebraten, Knoedel, Spatzle, Reh, Pomme Frites, Appertif,....
We had to walk it off by visiting Bertolt Brecht's home, the Fuggerei, and the Golden Hall in the Rathaus.
We took pictures of the Weihnachts Markt (Christmas Market) being built there for this season. The lovely store windows were filled with goodies. (It's good to look at goodies when you are STUFFED!)
Back to Munich for the night. What a day!
Now we have some very special days ahead too. I'll report when I get time, but we are wrapping up this trip like a whirlwind, and we're a little under the weather.
Here's a little "Auf Wiedersehen!"----"Tschuess!"
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