06-09-2017, 04:47 PM | #1 |
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12 Time Zones To A European Delivery
Exactly 24 hours after leaving my home in Honolulu, 17 flight hours with 2 layover, this wonderful Sixt driver picked up my wife & I from the Munich Airport. He took us to our hotel for two short nights.
After all that travel, all we wanted was dinner and some badly needed sleep, luckily a good Greek restaurant was just down the block. Sunday was the day to visit the BMW Welt and museum plus check out the Marienplatz area in the late afternoon. The highlight in the museum was the 1958 BMW 507 that Elvis Presley used to own. Monday is the Big Day! 8 am check in, 9:30 delivery and 11:45 factory tour. Then it was my first time to take a real drive in the M2, all the way to Rothenburg ob de Tauber. Tuesday afternoon we decided to take a road trip to Wurzburg and visited the Palace and Castle where there are gorgeous views of the city. Wednesday, we drove through Heidelberg to sightsee, have lunch and shop. Our final destination for Wednesday was charming Colmar France. Friday, it was off to majestic Switzerland, but where's this city Ausfahrt First to Lucerne, then lunch at a riverside cafe and some shopping. Then off to our hotel in Breckenried. 1st is view from our hotel room. This is the view from the hotel restaurant, notice the hotel lakeside bar below. Just absolutely perfect for a before dinner cocktail. Breakfast was included at this restaurant too, my wife didn't want to leave! Saturday, it was a road trip to Klaussen Pass. OMG! Seeing all the Porsches, Ferraris other roadsters and sports cars was a treat in itself. But mine was the only M2 and when we reached the restaurant at the top, everyone was checking it out. Sunday, it was off to Fussen Germany along the beauty of Lake Constanz and vineyards. Sorry, I had 2 more gorgeous pics that won't load. Monday, left Fussen and drove through mountain area of Oberammergau to Freising Germany for our last night. I wanted to be close to the Munich airport for our 10 am drop off time. Road map Almost 1,100 miles of pure enjoyment While the driving portion of our trip was done, 4 nights still remain in Paris France to enjoy my 30th anniversary with my Beautiful Wife! Aloha Bimmerpost! |
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06-09-2017, 04:51 PM | #2 |
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Congrats, incredible pictures. It seems like in some of those pics that you were able to drive so close into the small streets, do they normally allow vehicles in there? It's nice that it's not too crowded.
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06-09-2017, 05:08 PM | #4 |
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Awesome writeup and Happy Anniversary Aloha Joe! Great choice in color and transmission btw!
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Yes we were very lucky, most places weren't too crowded. Also, it stayed lighted till about 9:30 so we'd drive the M2 for pics about 7 after the stores have closed and the bulk of tourist had left. |
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Thanks hdg76, While I made the decision on the color & trans. My wife got to see all 4 colors and was very happy with my choice. My wife used to be very good with a stick in the BK years (before kids) and heard my comments on how easy this manual is to drive. She wants to drive it when it get's back to Honolulu
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Great trip - I thought Hawaii would be a good trip, but now I have a new goal for our 30th anniversary later this year! |
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