Category: Germany-Czech 2026
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Day 3: Munich by Bike!
Today started late because I let John sleep in a bit. Our scheduled bike tour didn’t begin until 10:40, so there was plenty of time. We usually just do our own thing, but this time, with the slight language barrier and completely unfamiliar terrain, we thought it would be fun to hear the stories from…
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Day 2: A Walking tour of Munich
This was a good one. Recommended by Rick Steves in his Best of Germany tour book, we took the free guided tour in Munich; Charlie was standing outside the Carl Thomas Jeweler in Marienplatz ready to go at 10:35. Surprising to us, he was British, so no struggling for words at all. History must be…
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Day 1: Germany with the Brugmans
Guten Abend. We landed at 10 am and were at the hotel by noon. Quick nap and we were wandering the streets by 2 pm. Munich is very charming. We are across the street from a huge open-air market —Viktualinmarkt—that probably does a great Christmas market in November. There are Bier Gartens and wurst markets…