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Had a late morning in Witten. Woke up around nine, had breakfast, went for a walk around the neighborhood, went to Dortmund... I'm tired of big cities. Found a camera store that sells really old cameras. I bought a Kodak Retina for 45 Euro. I'm trying to figure it out and hopefully it will be a decent replacement for my polaroid. We'll see. Went to the library in Dortmund. LEGIT! Their public library was like a university library. It was four floors, clean, lots of books and computers... Governor Strickland makes me sad...
Left Witten in the evening headed towards Munich. Took some country roads finally. It was so nice to be off the Autobahn. The German countryside really is beautiful.
Got lost several times because of our GPS. Finally made it to Stuttgart, an Army fort, around midnight and settled in for the night.
Woke up. Had breakfast. Showered. On the road... again. Made it to Munich a little after noon. Road the subway into the center of town. Had lunch at La Pizzetta, a cozy pizza place with high cushioned seating. Ate a couple slices of zucchini, pepper, onion, and mushroom pizza. Walked through the streets a while. Found a place that sold lederhosen. It was pretty much the sweetest thrift store I have ever been to, except that everything cost at least 15 Euros. Then we stumbled upon the Hofbräuhaus München, a beer house. Rob Rinehart would have loved it! The atmosphere was incredible. We walked through the doors and into this huge hall with lines of big wooden tables and benches, a German band playing, people talking and having a good time (and, yes, drinking). I had a cappuccino. We all shared a gigantic pretzel. It was a warm experience. I liked the idea of it. Our waiter was very rude so we didn't tip him.
Hopped back on the subway and went north to see Allianz Arena, home of FC Bayern München. At night the stadium is all lit up. Pretty awesome.
Went back to the center of the city and walked around for a few more hours. Got on the subway and got our car. Went to a hotel that was in a real shady part of town. It was a little scary, but ended up being okay.
Mommy, I got you some Birkenstocks.
Rob, I haven't been able to find Neu! yet... but don't worry, Ice the Bounty Hunter and Gene Parmesan are on the case. Ice is also catering meals for us during the trip.
Leigh, the expired polaroid film is working wonderfully! Thanks again.
Michael, I couldn't make myself spend that much on lederhosen... I'm sorry I didn't listen to you in the first place.
To everyone expecting souvenirs, I haven't found anything good.
"Ja ja ja"
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