Tons of Fun and more to come.
Oktoberfest in Munich began on schedule two weekends ago, and my mom and I were there for all the festivities and pageantry.
Photos are posted already, but I'm lax on posting some of the movies.
From being treated like royalty at Tambosi for a traditional 'coffee', to touring castles Linderhof and Neuschwanstein, to rolling through one of the rollicking brewery tents, to a little breakfast at Franz's, I know she had a good time, and I enjoyed sharing a bit of it as well. I know she's still synthesizing the experience as well.
Nepal trip planning is well underway; gear and clothing are about together, I've had my immunizations, Franz got some powerbars for the hiking portion, and I'm at the point where I have to start thinking about what to do in Phuket while there.
Bangkok has a new airport. This is important because Franz made a reservation for the airport hotel for arrival after my transpacific travels - would be a pain if it was at the wrong airport, eh?
So - no dirndl for your mum? I'm sure she would look as good in one as you do in lederhosen.
We did go to C&A to look for a good Landhaus outfit for her, to no avail; the ones that she liked they didn't have in a size she liked, and then the rest were not so pretty.