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Italy 2023: Heading Home

We will start this page with a flashback to our trip to Italy. At the Boston airport we had decided to get in the mood of Italy by having some pizza.

Paul, on the phone, and Anne sitting in the Boston airport

Anne with two pizzas in front of her.

Jump forward a month later. The morning we left, we said goodbye to our fabulous hosts. Doni brought us and our suitcases to our car, and sent us off with sandwiches. The food was great to have while waiting at the Ancona airport while waiting for our flight to Germany.

Paul sitting at a glass table with a wrapped sandwich.

Paul sitting at a glass table with an unwrapped sandwich in front of him.

During the flight we looked out the window and said, "We were there this trip!" as we looked down at Venice.

Looking through an airplane window down at Venice.

Then we flew over the impressive Dolomite mountains.

View from the airplane of clouds and mountains

View from an airplane of mountains with a valley that has communities in them.

Because of the timing of the flights, we spent the night at the Munich airport. Since we went out of security, we feel that we can claim to have been to Germany! We did not go into the city of Munich because the subway was down, and taxis were was cost prohibitive. First we checked into the hotel. The room was nice, with effective light blocking curtains and nightlights that lit up if we got up during the night.

Anne standing in a hotel room.

The hotel had a large atrium with a tropical theme bar.

Looking down from a higher level at a round bar that has some bright lights. It is surrounded by very tall palm trees.

Being in Germany, we of course drank some beers. Anne had a Hofbräu Weißbier (a wheat beer) and Paul got a Redeberger Pils. Both were very good.

Anne is sitting at a curved black bar with a tall slim glass of beer. The bartender is behind the bar.

Paul is sitting at a curved black bar with a beer. There is a decorative looking mini-barrel on the bar counter.

We had dinner at a brew pub restaurant that was at the airport, airbrau. Reservations are recommended (and fortunately we had them) because they were busy.

Paul is sitting at the far side of the table. An airbrau menu is at the bottom of the picture.

Our beers with our meal were a Kumulus Wheat Beer for Anne and a 1918 Revolutionary Lager for Paul, both by the airbrau brewery. The hotel wheat beer was actually a bit better, and this lager was a bit better than the pilsner at the hotel, but we were definitely not complaining about any of them.

Anne at a table on which there are 2 beers.

Paul selected a veggie burger for his meal, and Anne went with a stuffed potato.

Paul sits at the far side of the table. In front of him is a rectangular plate with a burger and fries. Closer to us is a potato with broccoli, carrot, and other vegetables.

Anne really wanted to get some pretzels as well. That was dessert.

Paul sitting on the far side of the table with a mostly empty plate in front of him. Closer to us is a bowl with two large pretzels in it. There are two partially full beers.

Munich airport has a substantial section that is outside of security. In the central square a Christmas market was in the process of being set up. (We were there on November 6th.)

Many small wooden stands are scattered around the floor. There is a large artificial Christmas tree, and many small live Christmas trees.