Sadly as tourists, we had only seen the drive in to the airport and the Munich airport itself since we arrived on Friday. Fortunately for being the business portion of our adventure, being at a hotel that wasn’t even a par 5 distance away from the City Wave was hugely beneficial and a decision we regularly praised ourselves for over the weekend. The girls truly enjoyed the balance of being at the wave and laying low in the hotel. We are thinking about taking our next big vacation to Manson and not leaving the hotel room-I don’t think the girls would complain.
Our buddy Fabian (City Wave industrial engineer and chief designer of our Wave) was assigned/recruited to be our guide for the day. He was extremely gracious and hospitable taking us on a few more business stops while sprinkling in a few Munich tourist stops. First stop was the Eisbach River where locals surf in the river and the spot that inspired the CityWave. It was an impressive sight and while the afternoon surfers weren’t going to be entering a competition anytime soon, it was still pretty impressive to see them surf-especially after Reese felt the water and let us know how cold it was.
After lunch with our host we went to the City Center, again struggled to find parking and then enjoyed a casual walk around the city as Fabian pointed out all the buildings that once serviced the King’s needs (his brewery, his bakery, his in-town castle, etc.). After getting our customary postcards and stickers, we drove out to the permanent installation project of CityWave. This indoor project is paired up with an indoor skydiving site and is scheduled to open in March of 2017. Seeing another project and the differences of a permanent install was a huge help as we look to get our project going.
Then it was back to the airport to ride out our last few hours in Munich getting work, homework, journaling and blogging done. Just to squeeze in a few more minutes in our favorite airport, our flight was delayed, crazy 8’s and two deliriously silly girls passed the time. In route to London now, we don’t anticipate getting heads on pillows until after midnight. Nevertheless, we expect our little travelers to rally for a couple fun days in London before we fly home Thursday.
The weary travelers made it to England!
Just another lion to pose for a picture with in Munich
Too cute not to share
The Hilton at the Munich Airport was a great place for us during Surf & Style
Power nap helped them survive the long day. Heads hit the pillows at 12 in England (picked up an hour!)
City Wave has some great people working for them
We still love each other
Surfing action at the Eisbach River
This wave at the Eisbach was super awesome
That river wave is pretty crazy. Love all the pictures of the girls. Glad the bussiness part went great.
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