Diploma Graduation, the weekend and Emilia arrives!

Back outside of Munich, we have our graduation and then a short wait before Emilia arrives. 

Going to see if videos work...Nice day hanging out at our local beer garden, Alter Wirt. Love this song... Dunkles, Helles, Weissbier, and Pils!!!

We had our graduation at Wilder Hirsch, which has become a second home for our class. Here is Nato from Chile receiving his diploma with John and Eder.

What a great group, glad we got a copy of class picture with the diploma guys and master peeps together. They are being missed for sure.

Hard to explain the bonds that are made during the program. The goodbyes were rough.

Spent the weekend hanging out with Jarrod in Munich. He got to try sushi for the first time ever!

Finally!!! Wifey is here! First stop is Augustiner Keller, of course!

First meal and beers to kick of our excellent adventure. 

Also, sausages and beer cure jet lag. Yeah, that's a lie, but they certainly don't hurt.

Here is the basement of Augustiner Keller. I believe this is where we will be having our Master Graduation. We will be graduating with all the German students, so it is a pretty big deal.

They have a barrel that you can actually eat inside of, great idea!

Over the next few days Emilia was a trooper getting over the jet lag.

We did a lot of walking and sightseeing...

...therefore, we earned a little snack at Schneider Weisse. 

Had to try the recommended pairing of the Marie's Rendezvous and the strudel. 

Had to take her to the famous Hofbräuhaus for a beer, but it is a tourist trap, so one was enough.

Schweinshaxen! Pork products are an entire food group in Bavaria.

We also took a day trip to Tegernsee, which is one of my favorite places in all of Germany. Besides being beautiful, the Tegernseer beer is excellent.

Some carpaccio and curry wurst for lunch.

They also do some distilling as well. Had some of their schnapps for dessert and it was very solid.

Then we went for a little hike down the shore.

After the hike we had to walk up the hill to the station. After a beer to refuel, we head back downtown to get some rest before departing for Berlin. It was fun playing tour guide, but could not wait to begin our European adventure.