These guys were playing music in the Hauptbahnhof during Fasching. I loved their wigs.

George Michael sez: FREEDOM!

In honor of Kathryn's visit from the US, this morning I got up and made Freedom Toast for breakfast. Hahahaaa. Let me tell you, it tastes much better than when we used to call it French Toast.

Just kidding. We think it's just as stupid as everyone else does.

It has been a nice visit so far, though, and we've done lots of sightseeing and fun things. Friday night we went to the Starkbierfest at the Augustiner Keller, and things got pretty wild and rowdy towards the end of the night, with Germans dancing on the tables and belting out "Take Me Home, Country Roads." (Always a favorite in the Munich beer halls.) Today, we're headed to the Neue Pinakothek and possibly the great Munich chickensteak (um, that would be the Hofbräuhaus). Tomorrow, Salzburg (yay!), and Tuesday, shopping in Munich.

Last night we went to see Puccini's La Bohème at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz. What a beautiful theather! So very, very nineteenth century. We were charmed from the first moment we stepped inside. Then we got a big surprise -- the opera was performed in German! Kathryn and I had seen that opera together years ago at Penn State (in Italian, of course). Anyway, last night was lots of fun. We had a great time. Followed by ice cream.