Saturday - July 28, 2007
 
Heading for Germany this afternoon.  So back to packing here!  Trying to get my batteries charged on the camera and computer.  Still waiting on my fourth quarter test results.  Seems to be a delay in getting them back.  I did receive a 100 on my quiz!  The quiz isn't worth that much though...soooo I would rather have a 100 on my quarterly test!  Guess I will have to check again later today to see if he has released the test scores.  Crossing fingers!  Finals are Monday/Tuesday. 
 

Munich is located in southern Germany...near the
border of Austria.
 
Up on the Soap Box...
 
Let me make a comment this morning concerning what happened in Phoenix yesterday.  It is sad to see lives wasted in order to provide tabloid news to Americans.  Police officers chasing speeders down an interstate or highway is NOT news.  Lindsey Lohan is NOT news.  Paris Hilton is NOT news.  Nicole Richie is NOT news.  These so called stories are TABLOID.  Nothing more and nothing less.  It is not real journalism.  It is nothing more than high drama on the airwaves.  An insult to our intelligence.  REAL news is what is happening in Iraq, Darfur, the human rights violations in China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the list goes on.  THESE are the REAL news stories. 

Unfortunately, Americans have become accustomed to watching high speed car chasers on their national news.  Why?  Do people really enjoy this?  Are we so bored with our own lives that we have to be "entertained" by the news media by allowing them to show a purse snatcher being chased down the streets of Los Angeles.  Can we no longer handle the "boring" news concerning world events.  Have we become a nation, that is so stupid, that all we can understand are the Hollywood Stories of Entertainment Tonight?  I call it the McDonalds Generation.  Thirty-second news clips of nothingness - the MTV Generation.  Give it to me now and give it to me fast.  I don't want the details. 

The lives lost in yesterday helicopter crashes were wasted.  It is sad and unfortunate.  I feel angry seeing the photos of the downed crashes.  I know a lot of individuals in the news industry and I know that I am not alone when I say that this type of reporting should stop.  It should have stopped a long time ago. 

Just like the paparazzi, that helped bring about the death of Princess Diana, this type of reporting is not necessary.  This won't be the last accident if news organizations don't change their policies.  It is unfortunate.  Prayers and thoughts to the families impacted by this needless tragedy. 

 
Munich Weather Forecast :)

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/10866.html

Saturday
Chance of Rain. Partly Cloudy. High: 77° F. / 25° C. Wind West 11 mph. / 18 km/h. Chance of precipitation 20%.

Saturday Night
Scattered Clouds. Low: 57° F. / 14° C. Wind West 6 mph. / 10 km/h.

Sunday
Scattered Clouds. High: 77° F. / 25° C. Wind SW 13 mph. / 21 km/h.

Sunday Night
Rain. Low: 53° F. / 12° C. Wind NW 11 mph. / 18 km/h. Chance of precipitation 80%

Monday
Scattered Clouds. High: 66° F. / 19° C. Wind WNW 11 mph. / 18 km/h.

Monday Night
Partly Cloudy. Low: 50° F. / 10° C. Wind West 4 mph. / 7 km/h.

Tuesday
Chance of Rain. Partly Cloudy. High: 68° F. / 20° C. Wind WNW 8 mph. / 14 km/h. Chance of precipitation 30%.

Tuesday Night
Scattered Clouds. Low: 42° F. / 6° C. Wind North 2 mph. / 3 km/h.

Would you look at those temperatures!!!!  WOOHOOOOO  It will feel like winter to me.  Lovin it!

 
 
95 on my fourth quarter test!!!!!!  YAY! 

Heading to the airport...
 
Sunday 10 a.m. errrr 3 p.m. :) 

We have arrived safely in Germany.  The plane ride took about 7 hours.  I believe we got in around 7 a.m. - give or take!  Pretty jet lagged here...felt like a train ran over me. 

 
AN AWESOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN MUNICH.  A BEAUTIFUL CITY!!!!  We walked around for a few hours.  The architecture here is just amazing.  Some of the buildings are over 500 years old.  We saw several that were 600-700 years old.  Amazing churches and cathedrals.  There is a large Catholic and Lutheran population here.  The churches are amazing.  Breathtaking to see.  Larger than life in size...something out of a fairy tale book.  They look like the castles you might find in Cinderella or Snow White.  Large stone structures with many carvings inside and outside.  Massive doorways that lead up to the entrances.  Inside the churches are carvings and statues of priests and saints.  Truly amazing to experience the old European flavor.

The area we walked around this evening had a large number of artists playing their music.  We listened to the Chello, Violins, Harp, Wooden Flute, and many other instrument types.  You can see the pictures below of some of that.

The ambiance was incredible!  I loved it.  Just hearing the music sent your mind into another space...somewhere far away.  Perhaps a day dream of sorts.  Course that could be the jet lag :) lol.

We had a nice dinner at a German Restaurant.  I made an attempt to order Calf Knuckle but the waitress decided I should have something else.  I think she thought I would never eat it once it was in front of me!  lol  She could be right.  Well I tried at least!

Extremely tired.  We slept a couple of hours this afternoon.  It is nearly 11 p.m. now while back home it is 5 p.m. or so - my body thinks it is 5 p.m.  Felt like a truck ran over me earlier!  Hopefully it will not be so bad later tonight.  The bad thing is that you wake up at 2 or 3 a.m. and you are WIIIDDDEEEE awake.  That is what I would like to avoid!
 

David said this little car, looks like a smart car, dates back to just
after the war.  :)  I like it!!!!
 

Hey are those Canadian Geese????



This is the largest park in Germany and I believe Europe - Urban
park that is. 
 

Rain clouds rolled in while we were at the park.  It absolutely
poured on us for about 10 minutes!  We hid under a tree and I made
some attempt to cover all three of us with my little jacket!  It
made for a fun experience in the park.  :)  I love my rain!
 
 

I am falling in love with the architecture

 
 

Munich Subway Station
 
Subway ride to the city :)
 

Joey and David
Lot of street music today...wonderful to listen to all of it.
 
Joey in Munich
 

 
 
 

Just amazing to see all of these old churches...hundreds of years old.  Covered with carvings and stone statues.  You can see all of the saints going up and around this doorway.  Beautiful.
 
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