First some flowers... then the journey...
Heidelberg: dining in brother's garden
Cheers to Manuel's 30th!
Speyer's town hall
In the Rhine valley they needed one castle for every corner
Breathing deeply :)
Beware of the Black Forest Men!
...and the black forest waters.
The astronomer's canteen in Garching: 3 courses minimum!
The most Bavarian of all lions
"Precious stuff" - that's what's it called! Literally!
Ever seen a ghost sausage dipping itself in mustard on the back of a lion in State colours?
Have a beer and lean back on St Mary's Square.
Get some fresh air...
...or not so fresh...
Another view above the rim of the beerglass...
Everything where it belongs: beer in the glass, water in the lakes. Bavaria has plenty of both
Blauer Zweigelt on the waters of Lake Tegernsee
Daddy boat with little boats on the way home
The Erding hot springs get their water from 2km below ground...
...but the cocktail ingredients are very much from the surface
Lake Chiemsee is the best place to rent a boat...
Kristina turning somersaults in the Chiemsee...
Hey babe - get into my boat and I am gonna have you for dinner...
Well, we were not the only boat indeed
"The pope is coming! 10% off all oils and ointments"
Munich from Old Peter's bell tower
The toy museum in this tower was hosting a historical teddy bear exhibition.
FYI: this is what pretzel means!
I can lift my own glass!
Bavarian skies are blue (and sometimes white)
Lake Spitzingsee
Lake Schliersee
Lake Starnberg
HEY - the water's really cool - I mean...warm!
A cheese fondue we are fond of
I promised a picture from work: this is the terrace of ESO's cafeteria. I am WORKING on a double espresso...!
The last night in Munich.
One of the 36 winery stands at the biggest winefest in the world...
...the Duerkheim sausage market gets 600,000 visitors a year in two weekends...
One of us went every day... one Manuel counts for ten!
"Steam noodles" (Dampfnudle) with wine sauce
Fairwell from the Deidesheimer vineyards now