What to do the day after visiting somber reminders of man’s inhumanity to man?
Oktoberfest!
Before we left western Germany, our friends thought ahead about the festivities. They did this:
in preparation for this:
Tim doesn’t like beer, and I can’t have gluten, so we traipsed off through Munich (in the rain)


and at last found our solaces (at least they warmed the heart of one of us):
Engines!


Munich. *sigh, I wish* One day, I will visit the Kristkindelmarket during December and eat lots of gingerbread.
Our friends who live there have planned a December trip for that very reason, I think. :o)