my first traditional bavarian breakfast

the other day i had my very first traditional bavarian weisswurst fruestueck. two boiled white sausages, pretzels, and a beer. guten apetit!
i was not even hungry for another 6 hours or so!! it will be a while before i do that again.

Germany 101: Sport

the germans love the outdoors. i cannot underestimate how many sports and activities i see daily. they are out there swimming in the freezing alpine runoff first thing in the morning, running, biking, canoeing, sailing, rafting, unicycling (seriously), hangliding, hiking, windsurfing, toboganning, boating, hot air ballooning, and then the winter ones; skiing, sledding, ice skating, snowboarding, snow shoeing, etc. when my sister came, she was blown away by the incredible numbers of bikers, it is uncanny. it is so refreshing to get out and enjoy nature here. everyone is out, taking in their vitamin D and smiling. if you want a sport, we seem to have it. perhaps my favorite is surfing. that's right, here in the middle of the continent in a big city, some die hards found that perfect spot for catching waves. you can see videos ">here.
then of course they have just about every game you could imagine: tennis, golf, volleyball, soccer, american football, rugby, australian footy, ultimate frisbee, and then there is badminton... you will see just about anything i tell you. they just want to be out there.