We left Oberammergau Tuesday morning. It was a nice hotel. The room was clean and typical of the ¨less expensive¨ hotels - but this was our first with no television. So it was a little weird. I think they controlled the heat here, because it was freezing. But the blankets were incredibly warm. 
There was no one in town. Seriously, it was very empty. The stores were very pricey for wood carvings, but the American Tourists from the Globist Tour were buying everything in sight. Ahhh, to have that much money... and their entire worry was how to get it back on the airplane. The restaurants were open, no one around. The weather - cold and raining, when it should have been snowing. The christmas market was there over the weekend (we just missed it) and the hotel we were at everyone was very worried about the lack of snow. This is ski Season and the slopes were green and not a hint of snow in sight.
The only other couple staying at the hotel was a man and his wife - he was celebrating his 70th birthday and the kids gave them the trip for their combined birthday present (hers had been on the 1st). They went hiking and driving. They lived in the former East Germany and said that the best things the Americans did was to bring over Voice of America which he listened to illegally until the Country was united when the wall went down. I hope to be that active at 70. Alan talked to him in German and everyone laughed at his bad German, but he could talk enough to give and receive information.
We made our way to Munich, where we seemed to have gotten the last room available at the Hotel Monaco. (Despite an email I got tonite telling us no rooms available). There is a game in town between Munich and the Italian team. I guess it is important. Most hotels sold out.The hotel is on the 5th and 6th floor of an office building with another teeny-tiny elevator. Now I have no choice but to take it, my hip will not let me walk up 5 flights of stairs. (I told it I can, but it said no, just flat out refused). So, panic city, here I come, several times today. We also washed all our clothes today - met a lady who was moving back to New Hampshire after her husband retired from Sylvania Lightbulbs, and they were in temporary quarters. Also met an Australian who was washing his clothes. He saved up for a year, moved home, sold his car, quit his job and travelled to Thailand and now Germany. He saved just to travel - He goes home 1/10/07. We had a great time at the Laundromat. Was somewhat expensive, but nice to have clean clothes.
Now we have a train/bus pass for Munich til 0600 hours and we have been to 2 Christmas Markets. We are off to see the Haufbrauhaus and Hundskugel.
We are leaving in the morning to go to Baden-Baden and the Black Forest. We will be staying at Hotel Beeg. Alan tells me there is a big Casino there to check out for Mom. The guide books say you must be dressed accordingly and it is worth a look see. Alan will have to rent a coat and tie for eleven euros just to go in. But it will be an adventure. So adventure away I say.
Talk to you all soon. Will be stateside Saturday afternoon.
Love to all,
Lorene and Alan
There was no one in town. Seriously, it was very empty. The stores were very pricey for wood carvings, but the American Tourists from the Globist Tour were buying everything in sight. Ahhh, to have that much money... and their entire worry was how to get it back on the airplane. The restaurants were open, no one around. The weather - cold and raining, when it should have been snowing. The christmas market was there over the weekend (we just missed it) and the hotel we were at everyone was very worried about the lack of snow. This is ski Season and the slopes were green and not a hint of snow in sight.
The only other couple staying at the hotel was a man and his wife - he was celebrating his 70th birthday and the kids gave them the trip for their combined birthday present (hers had been on the 1st). They went hiking and driving. They lived in the former East Germany and said that the best things the Americans did was to bring over Voice of America which he listened to illegally until the Country was united when the wall went down. I hope to be that active at 70. Alan talked to him in German and everyone laughed at his bad German, but he could talk enough to give and receive information. We made our way to Munich, where we seemed to have gotten the last room available at the Hotel Monaco. (Despite an email I got tonite telling us no rooms available). There is a game in town between Munich and the Italian team. I guess it is important. Most hotels sold out.The hotel is on the 5th and 6th floor of an office building with another teeny-tiny elevator. Now I have no choice but to take it, my hip will not let me walk up 5 flights of stairs. (I told it I can, but it said no, just flat out refused). So, panic city, here I come, several times today. We also washed all our clothes today - met a lady who was moving back to New Hampshire after her husband retired from Sylvania Lightbulbs, and they were in temporary quarters. Also met an Australian who was washing his clothes. He saved up for a year, moved home, sold his car, quit his job and travelled to Thailand and now Germany. He saved just to travel - He goes home 1/10/07. We had a great time at the Laundromat. Was somewhat expensive, but nice to have clean clothes.
Now we have a train/bus pass for Munich til 0600 hours and we have been to 2 Christmas Markets. We are off to see the Haufbrauhaus and Hundskugel.
We are leaving in the morning to go to Baden-Baden and the Black Forest. We will be staying at Hotel Beeg. Alan tells me there is a big Casino there to check out for Mom. The guide books say you must be dressed accordingly and it is worth a look see. Alan will have to rent a coat and tie for eleven euros just to go in. But it will be an adventure. So adventure away I say.
Talk to you all soon. Will be stateside Saturday afternoon.
Love to all,
Lorene and Alan
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