Another eventful weekend on my end. Friday night after practice Chris and I drove to Ulm, Germany where one of his Groom's men plays basketball. The drive was about 3 and half hours and probably would have been shorter if we knew how the Autobahn worked in Germany. Dan, Chris' friend, visited Lugano a while back but I was unable to meet him then because my sister was in town visiting and we were doing some sight seeing ourselves. I had heard a lot of stories about Dan through Chris and it was nice to finally put a face to the name. Dan lives in a small house with his longtime girlfriend Dominika and the two of them together made great hosts. Our first night we got in around 1am and spent the night catching up on old times. I was more of a listener but got a lot of laughs because it was funny to hear someone else's side of the stories Chris has shared with us about his Marquette days. The next day we got up to a great breakfast compliments of Dom and walked around downtown Ulm. We went to the tallest church in the world but did not climb to the top because Chris has a pulled hamstring. After our tour of Ulm we decided to go to Munich which was about a hour away. I had a great time just people watching and taking everything in. We walked around Olympia Park, which was the sight of the 1972 Olympics when the Israeli Athletes were taken hostage by the Terrorist organization Black September. When we arrived downtown all the squares were packed with people. We walked around for a bit before we had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. It seems like every time we find an American related restaurant, person, game, etc... we would rather do that then try something else. After we ate we went next door to the Hofbrahaus, home of Oktoberfest. I had heard some stories and seen some pictures from friends that have experienced this historic event so I had to take a look for myself to see what it was all about. Although the atmosphere wasn't nearly the same as it is when Oktoberfest is going on I had a great time and purchased a few souvenirs.
The next morning we went to a nice restaurant for breakfast. I have hard enough time ordering in Italian but German is another story. It was funny because when the waitress asked what we wanted all 4 of us just pointed and didn't say anything. We didn't try to speak German and we didn't even ask if she spoke English. It was an extremely awkward but funny interaction. After breakfast we said our goodbyes until the wedding in June and we were on our way to Zurich for the Oasis concert.
The whole trip our navigation was on point. If you haven't been to Europe then you wouldn't understand that driving here is almost as difficult as trying to learn the language. Maybe not that tough but definitely an adventure.
The concert was incredible! This is only the second concert I have ever been to Justin Timberlake's concert being the first. To be honest I really only know 2 songs really well by Oasis but I thought it would be a lot fun and cool to say I saw Oasis in concert, in Europe. And I was 100% correct.
All in all it was another great experience. I miss you mom. Uncle Erasmo and Aunt Susie see you in a couple of days. Here's to enjoying the journey. LOVE
"Enjoy the Journey"
Love
Bud
Love
Bud
