Yay for the internet!!

So, after being accidentally disconnected from the world for several days, I have internet again! Yay!!

And what a crazy few days it has been. We've had to do lots of weird administrative stuff, like register with the city of Munich (apparently everyone has to do this, even German citizens who move from one city to another). We also learned that German bike lanes are on the sidewalk, and you should NEVER EVER stand in them, because you will almost be killed. In the U.S., bicycle riders are in danger from people in cars; in Munich, pedestrians are in danger from bicycle riders! Amie and I are wondering how long it will be before one of us gets hit by a bike. Anyone want to bet?

In other news, I found a generic version of Mini Dickmann (yum! and cheap!!). Mario Gomez has been in Qatar, so no sightings, but I've located several dumpsters in preparation. Judith (Peter's wife) has invited me to go to a sports bar and watch this weekend's Bayern Munich match with her. I am so excited!! She is *really* into it. And, perhaps most importantly, Amie and I introduced Peter to his first tequila shot ever. We ate at a German/Mexican restaurant (which was surprisingly good! WAY better than the Austrian/Mexican food I've had), and the owner of the restaurant sent over a free round of tequila shots for us! (Note to Mike: free thing alert!!) I took a moment to marvel how I was doing tequila shots in Germany with a man who has to be at least 70. It was awesome.

Oh! There are also surfers in Munich! There's a huge park called the Englischer Garten, which is in the middle of the city and even larger than Central Park. There's a little river that runs through it, and at a certain point, it goes over a bunch of rocks and makes waves. Surfers actually come out and surf the constant wave of the river! It's totally different than ocean surfing, but SO COOL to watch. Peter and Judith showed this to us on Saturday, and Amie and I thought it was so fun that we went back out on Sunday to watch the surfers again. Amie took a video, which maybe she will let me post. Apparently there was a documentary made about the Munich surfers a few years ago...got to check this out!

To Lindy: football news, please! I've been disconnected from the internet and could use a brief synopsis.

Also discovered an awesome marzipan-flavored liquor. Definitely going to bring a bottle of that back.

Hope you are all doing well! Miss you!!
xoxo
kate