The First Weekend Starts....

head in the clouds, feet on the ground
jim and stephan









luca, age 3


all along the Isar




this must be underwater love



or maybe this is



Down By the Starnberger See








It's my last night, man. Can you bring some mustard in a tube back to Cali for me?








As I walked along the Leopoldstrasse





A group of tourists rides a raf down the river, complete with brass band and toilet,
and Jim is hanging 10 off the back.



No, this isn't the Jungle Ride at Disneyland. It's another raft, with whip snappers.



View to the West...this must be what heaven looks like. I certainly think this is what it feels like.


15 Highlights of Bayern and Beyond 2001 (in no spesh order/to be continued):
Swimming the Starnberger See for the first time.
Seeing the sunset from Berto HQ only hours after waking up.
The look on Kev's face when he realized I was standing in the same restaurant as him, and the night that followed.
Breakfast in the magic cemetary at 4 pm.
Walking down the street with Berto to get a sandwhich just after I arrived.
The table sessions at the hut.
Hearing Lucca call my hair instant noodles.
The sound of someone stirring their coffee and realizing it was cowbells.
Dancing with Bertie at Muffathalle.
Listening to Chriss roll her rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr's.
Watching shooting stars from Chez Blitz.
Asking Lope how she was feeling at the hut and her saying, "Perfect."
Drinking a liter of Augustiner at the beergarten with all the clowns. One after the other.
Playing Quiddler in Enlgish and German at once.
Riding in the Space Kadett.
My solo walk in the alps 4,000 feet higher than the ocean.
Partying nearly without sleep my last night with Jeff and Sara.

Cast of Characters includes but is not limited to.....
Bertie, Kev, Lope, Chriss, Matzi, David, Sven, Nate, Heini, Chris B,
Barry and Biggi Blitz, Sara, Jeff, Marc, Jim, Lucca. Thank you.







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