5/10/16 Day 38: München, DE

Every time I set my alarm I wake up at least an hour and a half before it goes off. It's extremely frustrating. At least there was internet in my room and I could catch up on cat videos on FB. You guessed it... Still cute.

Had a band meeting outside on the rooftop patio at 10:30. Recapped the tour, made plans for next November, discussed what we would improve for next time. Productive little session for sure.

Walked over to Sabine's apartment across the street and had breakfast before Peter had to head to the airport at noon. Said our goodbyes to the small man as he hopped in the rental car and started his journey home. He wasn't going to drive home, he was just tasked with returning the rental at the airport.

Sabine , Jeff, and I then took the UBahn to Marienplatz (where the famous München glockenspiel is) and walked around. It was spitting rain but not enough to require an umbrella. We just kind of poked around, peeped some churches, and ended up at Viktualienmarkt for a pretzel and a beer. The largest pretzel in the world and a giant beer.

St. Peter's church.

Legendary Hofbräuhaus

Breakfast of champions?

The market (Viktualienmarkt) is cool; a collection of stands and tents selling all sorts of food goods from stuffed olives from Italy, to Turkish candy, to prepared foods, and cheese stands, and of course there is a beer garden in the middle of it with long wooden tables for people to chill and eat their food. The large trees provided shelter from the precipitation which at this point was lightening up. The sun tried desperately to join us but never got through the clouds for more than a few moments.

Walked back to the UBahn and went back to the hotel for a little nap. Jeff and I then walked back over to Sabine's at 630 to make dinner plans. We decided to keep it local, so we (now with Sabine's 19 year old daughter) just walked around the neighborhood until finding a classic German beer garden for one more German meal before I get home and start the spinach salad and water diet... I mean. Damn.

Classic schnitzel "wiener art" with pommes and a salad. Tasty tasty! Pork pounded thin, breaded and fried. A little lemon juice on top. Slammin'!

I too was pounded thin, breaded and fried by 10:30 and said my goodbyes and thank yous to Sabine for organizing such a fun show and being a great hostess. It's nice to finally play in her hometown considering she always has to travel so far to see us. Hoping we can come back to München soon. It's a really interesting city. A city that still feels small despite its size. A city steeped in tradition but modern at the same time. Plus they serve beers the size of your head...

Gute Nacht from München, everyone. Thanks for following along at home. Hope you enjoyed the stories and pics!

And so another amazing tour comes to an end. Tomorrow it's back to Phoenix for what will be an amazing month filled with travel, music, and good times with loved ones. I have much to be thankful for. Thank you world.