Well here we are settled in our fabulous Airbnb which is just outside the town walls across from Opernhaus in Nuremberg. All we could ask for and more! We have a spacious living/dining/kitchen area, a great bathroom with shower, and bedroom with king bed. Triple paned wkndows and aventilation system keeps out ghe road noise. We've been shopping for breakfast supplies. As I write this Ken is frustrated in trying to set up his SIM card to open his phone.
We had a good flight over on Lufthansa and had upgraded to business class for the lie flat seats which weren't as comfortable as we were expecting but Ken managed to get 4 hours of sleep and I rested, so they were worth the $ for the flight over. However we 'll stay with premium economy on the way home and compare comfort levels for the next time over. The hotel Meier in Munich was a real find; a block from the train station and our interior courtyard was quiet, if a bit hot. We highly recommend it.
After checking in and following a shower we headed over to the Augustiner Keller, our favourite beer garden so far in Munich. Karle, our Albanian waiter who looked like Charlie Sheen, sat us with Benjamin and Alex, two Danish fellows who had flown in that morning in preparation for a Depenche Mode concert on Friday. They were hilarious and had been in the beer garden for 6 hours by the time we got there but were not drunk, just relaxed. However, three hours later and the addition of Welsh guys at the table had everyone further relaxed.
Friday was a wandering day:down to the open air market for a bratwurst and a beer, along the banks of the Isor River and home again after another meal but this time at the Augustiner Braustuben. I had my first pork hock and loved the crispy skin and joked with Ken that I would have to fight France off for the "crackling".
Onward today for Nuremberg and some exploring before the cruise. More about that tomorrow. Now Ken has thrown in the towel about activating the SIM card and exhausted his repitoire of profanity so we'll just finish the wine!