It was 34 deg today in Munich. It was supposed to rain, but there were clear skies all day. This was a great relief to us, because it was our only full day in Munich and we wanted to hit the ground running. Our hotel is in a perfect location, right on the square containing Munichs famous Viktualienmarkt. We went out to the market and bought some fresh fruit for breakfast. We then did some souvenir shopping before joining a free walking tour of Munich that went ...

Well, today was a challenging day! We left Prague at 8:00 this morning, heading for Munich. The drive is usually 3.5 hours, and after being slowed by a number of roadworks, we reached Munich at 12:30. We drove straight to my grandfathers flat in Ofterdingenstrasse. This was an emotional moment, seeing the flat where Dad was born and lived for the first 5 years of his life. We had a conversation wiht the man who now lives in the flat, but he had only been there ...