Autobahnanza

European Delivery

Wir haben das Auto! She is beautiful. Chris will argue that it is a he, and he will be right, but it is wonderful, nonetheless. I haven’t quite shaken the feeling that it is a really nice rental car. Adding to this feeling is the knowledge that in one week we have to give it back.



Our arrival: Upon our 10:30 arrival in Munich we found that summer has not yet come here. It is cold! About 15 Celsius. Too bad we each brought one pair of long pants!

The pickup: The European delivery center is in this residential neighborhood, so you walk past flowerbeds and driveways until you come to this locked gate in the middle of nowhere that says “European delivery”. The whole process took about an hour. Gunter graciously explained all the details to us, and we each understood about half of what the other said. Good thing Chris has been reading about this program since grade school. After the appropriate picture taking, Chris let me drive it off the lot! Wasn’t that gracious of him? I promptly made a wrong turn, but we found our way back to the Marriott, a very American hotel where we are staying the night to ease the culture shock.



The jet lag recovery: A whirlpool sit and pool nap refreshed us enough to be able to go out in search of sausage. After eating, we wandered in one of the major squares of Munich, Marienplatz, and located the Hofbrauhaus to return to next weekend. Bedtime will come soon, as we didn’t sleep much last night, and tomorrow brings an early departure for Venice. We’ve been taking the train around Munich, so we’re looking forward to our 6 hour drive tomorrow to really break in the car.

posted by natalie @ 3:26 PM