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12.7.2007
Man I must say I’ve underestimated a lot with this trip. Not that I would ever be wrong, just not entirely right. As I was never really prepared to be in Munich for this length, I never brushed up on my German, nor my history and site seeing information for this amazingly beautiful city. I wish I had, but then again I do plan on returning during another time of the year, one where a lot more bier is consumed. For now, I’m content on doing some nice walking tours of my own, and hanging in coffee houses trying to get myself settled and prepared for living/working/travelling over here.
I need to break away from my most recent phobia. Notwanttolooklikeatouristphobia. So many beautiful sites and I am either forgetting to take a picture or don’t want to look like the many other obnoxious tourists around. I will have to try a little harder, but I do have some shots to share. As soon as I get my account set up, I’ll post a link to my galleries.
So back to Tuesday, when I first arrived. It didn’t really come through in what I wrote on Wednesday , but I was exhausted that day. I could not stay awake to save my life. Once I got settled, the fatigue hit me hard and I literally had to fight to stay awake. Mind you, I had to wait until 18:30 to meet Klaus, my Couchsurfing host to be. Not to mention having those tremendously heavy bags to carry whenever I got to the point of needing to go somewhere new. So I end up meeting up with Klaus in the center of Marienplatz, which is where they have a Christmas Market set up for the season. Street vendors selling bier, brats and sweets. Plus trinkets and anything else they can get the tourists walking by to purchase. I meet Klaus under the main Christmas tree and feel a sense of relief when he looks just like his profile pictures did.
We hop on the train and head to his flat. We spoke a bit on the ride over, and he was asking if I wanted to do anything special this evening. I took all I could do not to fall asleep on the softly swaying train, let alone be able to go partying. Thankfully a sign of relief crossed his face when I politely declined and asked if we could just go to flat and relax.
Now with me being so new with this whole Couchsurfing experience, I had no idea what to expect. Well no matter what my expectations might have been,they were greatly exceeded. Not only did Klaus email me precise directions on how to get to our meeting point, he also informed me of which train ticket to buy and why. Then when we get to his flat (let’s ignore the five floor walk up for now), he offers me a hot shower and ends up cooking dinner for the both of us. We share travel stories and then decide that it’s best if I get to sleep. We transform the couch into a bed, and I end of getting the best sleep I’ve had in years.
The next morning, I hear Klaus getting himself ready for work and get myself up. Assuming I need to leave as he does, he informs me that I can stay in the flat as long as needed, even without him there. Wow. That’s a level of trust I was not expecting. I hope he hasn’t ruined me for this kind of travel, because he has upped the level of hospitality to such a high level that I might start expecting it.
More later…
December 7th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Sure he’s nice to you now . . .
but has he heard you snore yet?
December 8th, 2007 at 8:42 am
Cute, real cute. Actually I’m in the living room away from his bedroom, or else I might’ve been asked to leave.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Ha!
I’d be more worried about Mikie ending up in Hostel 3: Couchsurfing.
December 12th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Theres a very good reason why I never watched those two movies. Perhaps when this is all said and done, I’ll see what I was missing.