Contiki Craziness - Part 3

Day 3 - St Goar to Munich

Birthday Celebrations


Waking up the following morning was rather difficult to say the least. The sleeping quarters shared with boeing 747 (AKA Captain Morgan) meant reduced sleep. We had a bit of a look around in St Goar in the morning after a pretty good breakfast. One of the attractions of St.Goar was a shop where all the beer steins are sold. There was a huge variety and one of the more expensive items include a stein with an actual piece of the Berlin wall on the top of it. The steins have been around for some time and are used to keep your beer warm and free of flies. The Germans seem to love their beer so needless to say they were huge!!!



Back on the bus we had sung happy birthday to Captain Jack Sparrow! The man of the day! He and Captain Barboasa looked pretty happy in the morning so he must have received a *special* present. The dive to Munich was totally amazing and captivating. The area has bred all the classic childrens fairy tales, and you can see why. You drive through the Rhine Valley and there is castle after castle. They are totally amazing and very romantic. It made me wish I could see them through a childs eyes.

The accomodation in Munich was really nice. We got dropped off in Munich central and went and had a look at the Glochenspeil. There are some pretty impressive building in Munich. I would have to say the Germans keep everything very clean and tidy in comparison to Amsterdam. After doing a bit of shopping for some new jeans for Captain Sparrow (all that farting takes its toll) we went to the Hoffbrau beerhall and had a couple of steins. Very tasty and the atmosphere was really cool. We had a pretty grumpy beer wench when we declined a third stein though.

To celebrate Cap'n Sparrow's birthday we went and found a bottle store and purchased none other than Jack Daniels. We navigated (or Cap'n Barboasa did) our way through the U-baan and in a rather happy state got some directions from a poor girl sitting at the bus stop. We must have been a sight! Back in the hotel we set into an extreme drinking session. We made a few phone calls (one to Cap'n Morgan's girlfriend - poor thing)... Everyone really enjoyed themselve though and the general concensus is that Germany is a pretty cool place! It was great to be celebrating 29 years of Cap'n Sparrow's life on tour.

Happy Birthday Captain Jack Sparrow and Zum Wool!

Captain Hook