Herr Barber reist nach München

It’s only been a few weeks since my last overseas holiday, but I’m off again in a couple of days. Why so soon? The original plan had been for a trip next April but changes at work mean that won’t be possible. To compensate, I decided to take advantage of the Christmas shutdown to get away.

This time I’m heading to Munich. And why there? My biggest priority is to get away from summer in Australia and find some cold; hopefully with snow. I decided Europe would be a better bet than the UK. And if I head to Europe I should go to Germany to practise the German I’ve been learning this year.

Finally, this year has brought death and illness closer around me. It’s been a timely reminder to not waste the time we have.

So I’m heading to Bavaria. Munich will be my base but I hope to venture into Austria as well.

As a  challenge, I’ll try to give each post a German title based on my current language skill level. (Of course that does mean all the titles will have to be in present tense! LOL).

Unlike my last blog, I doubt if this will be a day-by-day, blow-by-blow record. Mainly because I hope that many days there will be nothing worth writing about because I’ve been chilling out and laying low. Next year will be a big one and this is my chance to completely unwind and recharge.