Well, neither Ken, nor I slept well and that did not bode well for our day. We did breakfast at the Balzar Cafe (again recommended by Rick Steves) which is supposed to be similar to a Vienna coffee house. It was on the river, and did have good coffee, and according to Paige…really good eggs, cheese, tomatoes and ham. I had typical european breakfast of bread, cheese and ham, while Ken enjoyed muesli and yogurt.  Once we enjoyed our coffee and food, it ...

After sleeping for 13 hours (had a little help from a sleeping pill), we were up and ready to start the day. By the time we showered and were ready for the day, it was almost 11am…so it was time for brunch. Right across the street from the hotel was a small cafe called Icezeit, specializing in crepes, coffee and gelato. We decided to give it a try and had some great coffee, along with crepes (Paige and I) and an omelet (Ken).  We had considered taking...

Our flight made it to Munich around 730am, after spending an hour in Newark de-icing. The airport was not very busy, and we made it through passport control and customs in about 30 minutes. However, Paige was not due to land until 1230, so we had about 4 hours to kill. Luckily, the Kempinski Hotel attached to the airport, had a spa that we could use instead of slumming at the airport cafes.  We checked into the spa, received our robes, lockers and instruct...