Stupid Danke

We've been going at a pretty brisk pace so far, with several major sites just about every day of our trip.  After the 6 hour drive from Berlin to the Munich area (with a stop in Nürnberg), we decided to take a break.

We're staying in Diessen, which is just outside of Munich, and is a great little town on the lake.  Bavaria is home to some of the best food and beer in Germany so last night, we went out to dinner and ate with the locals at a great Bierhall.  When we choose a booth in the corner, John noticed a cat sleeping at one of the seats - turns out, there would have been a use for that cat toy after all.  Being that the cat spoke German, we don't know much about it.

Hops growing along the motorway

Today was spent doing laundry, buying groceries for the week, and playing Monopoly.  Daniel, in his very first Monopoly outing, showed some early promise as a tycoon.  Our Monopoly set is very old and in German - so the money is in Deutsche Marks and properties include Parkstrasse and Opernplatz.  When one plays Monopoly in Germany, it is preferable to speak as much German as possible.  Every time someone said "Danke" to Daniel, he laughed, shook his head and said "Stupid Danke."

The site of Daniel's domination.  Note: a green Trabant has joined his car collection

Our cows, being lazy too

This lazy day also included drinking more beer on the deck while reading a book and keeping an eye on our cows.  Being that the cows speak German, we don't know much about them.