4/3/12 Munich Germany

4/3/12
The sun is peaking through the clouds.  I can hear the rush of the river.  The breeze is gently hitting my face.  There are people playing music on the bridge nearby.  We are sitting here studying the word of God and looking at the glory he created.  The mountain tops, the river, this amazing day.  This was the start to my awesome day.  We went to the river to relax and journal before we left for Munich Germany.

When we arrived in Munich, we met up with Caroline’s parents.  It was so nice to see a parental figure!  Immediately, they gave us hugs!  We went to a church with a clock tower after we put our bags away.  The church is in City Center, which is a bustling place with shops and restaurants.  There was a soccer game and a ton of people were gathered doing chants (watch the video on facebook).  When we were taking pictures of the crowd, a guy snatched the camera out of Mrs. Pownell’s hand!  Then a bunch of people came over and got in a picture with us, and the dude took our picture!  Good thing he did not run off with the camera!  When we were taking the picture, a guy came up and almost gave Claire a big smooch on the lips!  I would say these guys were drinking way too much on a Tuesday night!

At 5, the clock tower on the church started to chime.  It has 35 chimes.  It was so cool!  It was like a musical jewelry box.  The figures toward the top were moving to the chimes (video on facebook).  Then we did a Rick Steve’s guided tour of Munich.  We went to see churches, cool buildings, and the Houfbrou House* where people drink a lot of famous beer and dance on tables.  Then we found a great place to eat.  Apparently we Americans are super impatient because when we asked the waiter for something, he would say “time, time!”  Caroline’s parents were so sweet to pay for our dinner!

When I got to the hostel, I found out tornados went through Arlington!  I heard a lot of buildings were damaged or destroyed.  My dad’s office was hit, but thankfully he went home for lunch!  I hope everyone is ok and that there was not severe damage to your home!  It is hard being away from home when bad things happen because it is hard to communicate what happens and you are not around to help make things better.  All I can do is pray that everything will be ok!

Auf weidersehn!