by Madison Fields
CMH ——> EWR ——> MUC
We all arrived at the airport on Friday at 8:30 AM! The airport was not very busy so we got through security relatively quick, leaving us time to get snacks and of course, a travel necessity, Starbucks.
We had a two hour flight from Columbus to Newark, where we had some time to kill before our next flight to Munich. To pass time a group of us sat down and ate lunch and after that I did some homework. The group is starting to get to know each other and we are all so excited to get to Munich and begin the trip.
We arrived in Munich at around 7:30 after a 7 hour flight! We all tried to sleep on the plane, but it proved to be a little, so most of us were rather tired. But there was no time to rest, we had a lot of plans! The breakfast bar at the restaurant is so cute filled with pastries, lots of fresh fruit and of course Nutella. From breakfast we headed on our bike tour of Munich.Our tour guide was very good and he lead us on a three hour tour!
We saw many historic buildings and statues, one of the prettiest being the church.
From there we headed to a beer garden. The bike ride to the beer garden was through a beautiful park where you can find nudist, lots of students, and people river surfing. At the beer garden we all grabbed lunch, many of us opting for snitzchel, sausage, pork knuckle and giant pretzel. We enjoyed our meal and than headed for the end of our tour.
Following the bike tour we went back to the hotel before heading to the 1972 Olympic park. Just when we got there, it started raining; however it was very cool to see where the memorable games were held and view in person the groundbreaking stadium.
After the Olympic park we had free time for the remainder of the night where a good chunk of us decided to go to a restaurant! We all got sausages and pretzels. A German lady came up to us immediately when she saw us eating our sausage with our utensils; she told us we must eat it with our hands! Overall, it was an excellent first day. I can’t wait for the remainder of the trip.