It poured rain all night and was still dull and rainy in the morning. Thank goodness there are beer tents. I decided to take the big feather out of my Octoberfest hat because of the rain. It was also suggested by Graham and John that I take off the mini tin tart foil that I had replaced a lost button with at an Octoberfest celebration in the 80s. It …
The three and a half hour flight from Iceland to Munich was uneventful….I slept and slept deeply. The only time I woke was when the lady beside me poked me so that she could go to the washroom. I got the impression that she had been poking for some time. We took the train from the airport to the main train station where we stored our luggage and waited …
I waiting for the first flight at the beginning of a trip; it means that I’ve survived the last few days of preparing and organizing house, humans and animals for our imminent absence and all I have to do now is sit still and wait. We gave ourselves plenty of time to get to our 9pm, Icelandair flight to Reykjavik, Iceland by leaving our house at 5pm ( rush hour). Fortunately traffic …
Final Day of Amsterdam, Sunday, September 2, 2012 Sunday morning and the streets were quiet. It was overcast but in the low 20’s as we walked over to Mike’s Bike Tours. Actually, great biking weather. We decided to take a four hour bike tour into the Dutch countryside. The tour guides were quite funny. After making sure we could all ride and that we knew the rules, we were …