I have not written in a seriously long time. Sorry for neglecting you! It's not that I haven't been travelling. I have. I have so much that I've barely had time to write. Plus I think I'm one of these people who starts a lot of things but finishes nothing. Which, of course, is a terrible trait.
So, where in the world is DK? Tonight I am in Munich. I flew in last night for some meetings today. The meetings finished in the late afternoon and I enjoyed the sunshine walking around town. I had dinner in the outdoor beer garden at the Chinese Tower in the English Gardens. Bratwurst and sauerkrout with potatoes, mustard and a big beer, to the sound of a Bavarian brass band in Lederhosen playing on the tower. I felt very Bavarian.
It has been interesting summer weather here in Bavaria this week. Quite tropical, really. Warm and humid during the day, and wet in the evenings.
I stayed at a hotel last night (thank you, Mr Employer) but decided to book a hostel for tonight. I stopped off at the Hauptnahnhoff (central station) before checking in to change from my suit to shorts and a T-shirt. This had two main purposes:
1. It was pretty bloody warm and walking around in a wool suit in the sun is never that much fun.
2. I wouldn't be caught dead walking into a hostel wearing a business suit!
To be fair, I did compromise. I had booked a private single room in the hostel, rather than a dorm for the night. Or so I thought.
It turns out I had booked a single room, but not for tonight. Rather, I'd booked it for a night next week. When in fact I will be in Spain. And there were no more single rooms left. So rather than getting a single room for 43 Euros I got a twin room to myself for 70 euros. I could have got a decent hotel for that. Of course, that would be a much less interesting atmosphere.
Speaking of atmosphere, I'm sitting in the hostel bar right now. I just bumped into a bunch of people who conduct tours in Munich, including one guy I went skiing with near Salzburg a few years ago. Small world!
