Day 4...some more Germany

For those who have seen the popular film Wedding Crashers, a fun quote from the movie is "Crabcakes and football, that's what Maryland does." Well, Germany, true to everyone's stereotype, Germany does beer and bratwurst like nowhere else I have ever been. Since the last post, we went to the Judish history mueum in Berlin, and traveled from there to Munich via plane. We had an absolutely wonderful time in Munich. The city was quite beautiful, full of majestic buldings, outdoor cafes, bratwurst vendos (aka lunch and dinner), and some wonderful parks. We were guided through the city by David's friend Nora (who was a foreign exchange student at his high school), who made the trip much easier. We spent our first night like most tourists (or college aged tourists) at the Hofbräuhaus, which is arguably the most famous beer garden in the world. It was a wonderful time, the only downfall being the alarm through which we slept, so we had much apologizing to do to Nora. Now we are in Cologne (another intra-country flght), staying with the Bauer family (David's family hosted two of their daughters as foreign exchange students when he was in high school). The family is incredibly nice, we had a great dinner of schwitzel and beef with mushrooms. Along with some delightful German beer to drink. Not only do Germans make great cars, but they sure have figured out how to eat and drink like kings!!!