 August 19 Our first leg was by automobile from Bellingham to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Thanks to our daughter Shannon who drove us there. At
Vancouver International Airport, we boarded a Canada 3000 flight. Because of a 9-hour time differential and approximately 12 hours of flying time (including a stop in Calgary, Alberta), we landed on |
  August 20 at Flughafen München,
Munich, Germany. We picked up a rental car – an Audi A4 turbo diesel – from Auto Europe and proceeded to cope with travel in Europe. We exited the airport and headed away from Munich, driving through Bayern (Bavaria).
Our first challenge was to obtain some local currency, in this case Deutsche Marks. We should have done so in the airport, but we were in a hurry to get going so we didn't. We exited the autobahn near
Landshut and drove into town. After a drive around town, we spotted a bank and (after a lap around the block to find parking), tried to use the cash machine. It refused my "cash" card from Whatcom Educational Credit Union. [Tension mounts!] Another cruise through town and we found another bank with a Geldautomat. Success this time! Must be time for a beer. |
| We drove on from Landshut and found the quaint little town of
Vilsbiburg. We took a couple of pictures and found a local sidewalk cafe. Here we ordered a local brew. Refreshed, we drove on. |  The camera icon is the signal that we've posted pictures of an area. Click it to move quickly to the photo list. |
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| The stress of the travel was beginning to get to us, however. We arrived in the town of
Neumarkt - St. Veit and found the Hotel Zur Post. Our first meal in Germany was a delicious Jägerschnitzel – with a beer, of course – after which we crashed.
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