Last morning in Munich

Well, all good things must come to an end and our vacation in Germany and Austria has been an endless procession of pleasures. We found time to relax, away from long work days, commutes, preparing meals for ourselves , washing clothes and taking out the trash.

We didn't rush around trying to fit in Museums and art galleries. Each day started with a pleasurable experience like breakfast outdoors in the sun and ended with dinner under the stars among quiet and considerate people enjoying life. Even torrential rain and drizzle along the way didn't diminish the experience.

Now as we walked home from a great dinner at the Ratskeller, through the shuttered and dark Victualien Market where we heard the man play the accordion our thoughts were on the logistics of getting home to Chicago. Our final packing could wait until the morning after breakfast in the beautiful garden of the Admiral that we are so familiar with.

As we have done so many times before we spent our last hour in Munich in that delightful garden in that tiny unassuming hotel that we were so fortunate to have discovered back in 2003. I am in no doubt that there are "better" hotels in Munich but it has become our home there. It is not the experience of luxury that the Grand Vienna is but we have wide tastes and we don't need to be pampered but enjoy it nonetheless.

We leave Munich though with something to look forward to under our belts- we have a Caribbean cruise booked for January 2014 so that prevents us from feeling low-spirited.  The clock was ticking on our adventure from the moment we set foot in Munich and we savored every moment even when the weather didn't bless us. Luckily we packed an umbrella ! (Regenschirm)

We travel well and do everything calmly and leave ourselves lots of time to get to airports and such so there is never any drama of our own causing. Rental cars get dropped off, we check our luggage, go through security and relax in United Airlines Red Carpet club if there is one, until it is time to board the plane. We traded Frequent Flyer Miles for Business Class seats to enjoy, rather than endure, the journey. 9 hours in the  air and then an hour on the other end to get our luggage and get a taxi home where the two cats were waiting with lots of white hair to annoint our pants with....

Next blog- San Francisco for the 4th of July 2013 Fireworks!

Auf Wiedersehen!