Monday, October 04

We had a rather poor excuse for breakfast at Le Meridian, where we stayed, but they gave us a late checkout, so it all evens out.
We caught the earliest bus tour of the oldest part of Munich, and saw lots while hearing some of its history.
We also discovered that Oktoberfest was still going on so there was lots of colour and activity on the streets. We ended our tour with a stroll around Marienplatz, and the market and then back to the hotel.
We plotted our next move over lunch in our room, and then headed out in the direction of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Once again we were very grateful for the built-in navigation system, which got us quickly to the south-bound autobahn.
The countryside is gorgeous - still very lush green on the fields, even though some trees are turning colour and dropping their leaves.
Very soon the landscape developed more contours and we could see mountains ahead.
We took a coffee break in Wolfrathausen, after a somewhat alarming trip through a rural road that seemed more like someone's driveway. When the navigation system told us to turn there, we overshot because we didn't think it looked like a public road!
Wolfrathausen is a picturesque little place and we strolled there for a while, seeing among other things a mural painting underway.
Then on to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. We drove through on the main road trying to spot "Zimmer-Frei" (rooms available), but kept missing the turnoffs when we did see them. Traffic was heavy, so when we finally got turned around to work our way back, we jumped at the chance to pull in to the Best Western. It's actually very much in the Bavarian Style and we're liking it.
It's also very convenient to town, so we walked into the main square and along the pedestrian mall, drank some beer and had a delicious dinner.
Then we wandered through a grocery store, just to see what the choices are. They seem very limited.
Back at the hotel we sat on our balcony for a while enjoying the mountain view and the sound of church bells.

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