Long Weekend Part 2

Posting early, but only briefly. Homework etc. going on, and it is a little walk to get to internet.

We arrived at the hotel, but didn’t want to pay for parking unless we knew we for sure that we could stay there. So I took Travis’ laptop and placed it gently on the dashboard and got out of the car. I went into the hotel and asked in German if they had any double rooms. Sure enough they did, and I told them I would be right back. I went out and gave Travis a thumbs up. He drove to the gate, got a ticket for parking, and parked. We got our bags out of the car and went into the hotel. The woman at the desk recognized me and gave me the form to fill out to rent a room for the night. I filled out the form and we got our key. Before I went up I used the small computer available for guests to use the internet. A disgruntled line quickly formed behind me, so I only got to answer a couple of emails before we went up to the room.

We settled into the room and then headed down to the bar. We had some drinks and talked for about an hour or so. The other bar stools were occupied by a group of black people(the first I had actually seen on my trip so far. I guess they’re rare in Germany.) They weren’t speaking English or German so we did not really say anything to them.. We actually drank quite a bit. The beer was really good and I had two very large glasses. Travis opted for mixed drinks, and I could not describe his drunkenness to you because he is quite composed with or without drink. I,, on the other hand, was feeling pretty good, and went to bed soon after we got back up to the room.

We woke up later than anticipated, around 9:30. We showered, packed our stuff and checked out of the hotel. They gave us a big coin to put into the machine at the gate to get out. We loaded up the car and plotted a course to Salzburg, the famous birthplace of the famous Mozart.

2BContinued.

Tschüss,

Beau