At Home in Neuaubing

So here we are getting all settled in.  We're about a half mile from the forest so that is where we can walk (or I, run).  Had a nice day the other day so Emily got some shots of me running.

Me running in the forest

Arriving home to the hollyhocks (our landlady, Stilla,  has lovely gardens

Speaking of home, you've not seen any pictures yet.  Not many to show, the place is small.  A bedroom, a kitchen, a bath, and a long livingroom.  At one end is the living area and the office (aka desk) and at the other is the dining table and Emily's new electric piano.

Living area

Obviously the kitchen.  Not too big, but big enough for two of us to cook together.

The bedroom with the infamous clothes cabinet we had to assemble.  It was difficult!!

And finally.  Emily on her new piano, with Stilla, our landlady on violin.  I should have tried a video clip so you could hear.  They were really quite good.  Along with some German songs, we got Tennesee Waltz, Chattanoga Choo Choo, and several others of their ilk.

Emily and Stilla on a rainy Saturday afternoon

That's all for now.

Thursday July 21

Hi Grandma!

We're in the middle of a heat wave here in NYC but I am savoring it knowing that come March I'm going to be longing for some heat!

Last night I got to go to a Mets/ Cardinals game, and it was amazing!  My first time at a game which went into extra innings AND the first time got to witness a walk off home run!  

I'm thinking seriously of heading to Munich for Oktoberfest again.  My friend, Jocelyn, has it on her bucket list and is really wanting to go. 

I love this idea of a blog, Dad and I'll try to give little updates as often as I can.

Love to you all!

This is me, ecstatic after our win in front of Citi  Field.  It's beautiful but I kinda miss Shea.

I was worried that all my pictures were going to be of me with a drink in my hand, because let's face it...my favorite thing to do is go out with my friends and get delicious food and drinks, but then I looked at Dad's blog and realized that many of their pictures are like that too.  I figure, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree:)

The following pictures are from a beer festival I went to over Memorial Day weekend on Governor's Island off the south side of Manhattan.  Its' this amazing space which used to be a military facility for over 200 years and now has parks and you can rent bikes and ride around...all this open space so close to NYC!

Don't worry, their not all for me and I was just trying not to spill...

My friend Dawn is the blond and the girl in the middle is one of the organizers of the beer festival and she was amazing.  Dawn and I accosted her to come to the dance studio.

August is looking to be an adventurous month for me so I'll update as soon as possible

Friday July 8

Hi Mom.  Emily and I just had a lovely bike ride around our new area.  We stopped at a "pilgrimage church" dating back about 160 years, Maria Eich.  Maria Eich means Mary in the oak tree.  It's about two miles from our house through the forest.  We then went exploring in a wonderful park area about a mile from our house.  They have the schools in that lovely setting.   Then we discovered a very nice beer garden adjacent to it.  Here are the pictures.

 

Maria Eich church.  They are set up for out door services.

The church is set up for outdoor services as it is quite small inside.

The next pictures are from the inside.  People hang pictures and write their requests on the wall.  We found requests in Turkish, Slavic, Spanish and German.

Inside the church.  This is why it is set up for mass outside

Here are some of the pictures and request written directly on the wall - no other graffitti

The church's altar

After this we cycled around the neighborhood exploring and found our lovely park and Biergarten.  I managed to accidentally order a 2nd beer.  Oh well, it is the best of the Munich brands - Augustiner.

Enjoying a lunch of sausages and sauerkraut.  Great hair day!  Love my bike helmet.