Day 6
We have left Berlin and are now in Munich! It is very different from Berlin. Munich has more people and feels more crowded.
The day started at 4:30 a.m. to get to the airport on time. We said our goodbyes to Lorena at the airport and boarded the flight to Munich at 8 a.m. This time we did not have any problems with the plane or our luggage.
It was been an exhausting week and as soon as I was in my seat for the flight I was asleep. It was a wonderful flight. After the luggage was gathered we met with our new tour guide, Arnoud.
Arnoud had a surprise for me – a wheelchair. Today is my last day on crutches, so I was surprised, but I took the offer to use the wheelchair. From the airport we traveled on the famous autobahn. The autobahn is the highway with no speed limit – it was pretty cool. Fun fact about the autobahn, buses and trucks do have a speed limit – so no fast driving for us.
Alexa and Me in Munich, Germany
The hotel we are staying at feels like a Holiday Inn and not modern like the place we stayed at in Berlin. After dropping off our suitcases we went on a quick tour of the area around. With me in the wheelchair and Alexa pushing me (thanks so much, Alexa!!). We journeyed to the main street in Munich.
First, there are more older building here than Berlin. Second, everything is much closer here than Berlin. I feel I will be able to see more here and do more here since everything is closer.
After the tour, we split up to eat lunch. We went with another traditional place called Weisses Brauhaus to get German food. I got a salad with a sort of pork dish and of course some beer.
A media/ culture visits was next at Munich Tourism Office with Isabella Schopp. Ms. Schopp told us about the value of tourism in Munich and some facts from tourism. In Munich, there are times when there are more tourists than the locals. There are events such as Oktoberfest that draw in tourist.
We then had free time after the media event. I used that time to sleep. It was wonderful – it was a perfect three-hour nap that left me well rested for dinner at 7:30 p.m. Our welcome dinner to Munich was at Café am Marineplatz. It was an interesting dinner. It was traditional German food again except this time there was white sausage.
Tomorrow is my first day that I’m going to forgo both wheelchair and crutches since my fall. I’m being optimistic in the fact that I’ll make it through the day.
Looking forward to a wheelchair/crutches free day!
Carson
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