With our castle tour cancelled and our bike tour scheduled for 2:30pm, we had a free morning all to ourselves today. We put out the “do not disturb” signs and tried to sleep in as long as we could –which turned out to be about 8:30am for me. The boys were up soon after that. We let Michele & Megan sleep while we went down to breakfast.
It was kind of warm in the room, so we decided to go hang out at the pool for a while. They were a bit picky about things down there (no jumping, no splashing, etc.), but we finally reached an uneasy truce with the staff and swam for a while. It was a beautiful, sunny day and they opened up the retractable roof above the pool so we could take full advantage of it. The boys tired of swimming after a while and went back to the room while I sat by the pool in the shade and read my book for a while. It was very relaxing and I felt recharged afterwards.
We went out around noon looking for lunch. Most places were pretty busy, but we finally found a place with a table available for us. The waiter was very accommodating and let the boys bring Subway sandwiches to the table. We tried some local dishes that were pretty good.
After lunch, we came back to the hotel, put on sunblock, and went back downstairs to meet up for our afternoon bicycle tour. We walked about 10 minutes to the bike rental shop, with a few stops sightseeing stops along the way. There is lots of Nazi history in Munich, including the beer house where the Nazi party was formed, and the grandstand where Hitler gave many of his first speeches as he rose to power.
We all got fitted for bikes and then took off through the city following our tour guide. We were only on the city streets for a short time and then we entered the “English Garden”, a large park similar to Central Park in NYC. We had a great time riding around, taking in the sights and enjoying the beautiful day. What a great idea! Much better than sitting in a bus for 4 hours…
On the way out of the park, we stopped by the river bank to see something our guide had in store for us –a surprise. There were people surfing in the river! The water goes under a bridge and, when it comes out, it passes over some rocks in a certain way that makes a very nice wave. There were surfers lined up on both sides. Each would jump in on their board, surf for about 30 seconds, and then jump in the water and the next person would come in. Amazing!
After leaving the park, we met up with the rest of our group that had been on a walking tour at an outdoor beer garden / restaurant. The first game in the soccer world cup was starting and they had big TV’s set up so everyone could watch. We had a beer and some snacks and enjoyed the afternoon.
Finally, it was time to return the bikes and head back to the hotel. We met up with Roland & Sandy (who had been watching Megan for us) and then headed back out for dinner. Overall, a fun & relaxing day.
Tomorrow, we are going to BMW world in the morning and then we have some free time in the afternoon for shopping or more sightseeing.
It was kind of warm in the room, so we decided to go hang out at the pool for a while. They were a bit picky about things down there (no jumping, no splashing, etc.), but we finally reached an uneasy truce with the staff and swam for a while. It was a beautiful, sunny day and they opened up the retractable roof above the pool so we could take full advantage of it. The boys tired of swimming after a while and went back to the room while I sat by the pool in the shade and read my book for a while. It was very relaxing and I felt recharged afterwards.
We went out around noon looking for lunch. Most places were pretty busy, but we finally found a place with a table available for us. The waiter was very accommodating and let the boys bring Subway sandwiches to the table. We tried some local dishes that were pretty good.
After lunch, we came back to the hotel, put on sunblock, and went back downstairs to meet up for our afternoon bicycle tour. We walked about 10 minutes to the bike rental shop, with a few stops sightseeing stops along the way. There is lots of Nazi history in Munich, including the beer house where the Nazi party was formed, and the grandstand where Hitler gave many of his first speeches as he rose to power.
We all got fitted for bikes and then took off through the city following our tour guide. We were only on the city streets for a short time and then we entered the “English Garden”, a large park similar to Central Park in NYC. We had a great time riding around, taking in the sights and enjoying the beautiful day. What a great idea! Much better than sitting in a bus for 4 hours…
On the way out of the park, we stopped by the river bank to see something our guide had in store for us –a surprise. There were people surfing in the river! The water goes under a bridge and, when it comes out, it passes over some rocks in a certain way that makes a very nice wave. There were surfers lined up on both sides. Each would jump in on their board, surf for about 30 seconds, and then jump in the water and the next person would come in. Amazing!
After leaving the park, we met up with the rest of our group that had been on a walking tour at an outdoor beer garden / restaurant. The first game in the soccer world cup was starting and they had big TV’s set up so everyone could watch. We had a beer and some snacks and enjoyed the afternoon.
Finally, it was time to return the bikes and head back to the hotel. We met up with Roland & Sandy (who had been watching Megan for us) and then headed back out for dinner. Overall, a fun & relaxing day.
Tomorrow, we are going to BMW world in the morning and then we have some free time in the afternoon for shopping or more sightseeing.
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