We were greeted at the King’s Center Hotel by a friendly staff and a smooth and quick check-in. (Also a plus when you’ve still got those backpacks on!)
Our greatest greeting, though, was when we entered our room. The room was absolutely beautiful. It included a large, wood-framed bed carved with beautiful designs, a desk, a beautiful wardrobe and others. I have to admit to you that I love a clean bathroom… I wasn’t disappointed with the bathroom in our room. It was spacious and clean and had everything we needed, including plush towels. We’re both into nice linens, so we love good towels! Is that weird? =)
We asked reception for a recommendation for a good restaurant nearby and we were so glad we did. The staff didn’t hesitate in directing us to Augustiner Keller, the famous beer garden and cellar that we didn’t even realize was close to us. We had a wonderful dinner there and then took a walk around the cellar as well.
After dinner we settled into our room and spent some time looking through guidebooks at the limitless things to see in Munich. (No easy task.)
We both slept like rocks and awoke feeling so much more rested and happier. If you’ve done long term travel, you know the importance of good sleep and recuperation to help you travel well. Cranky travelers are not good to be around!
We crept downstairs in our PJ’s to have breakfast and we were, again, pleasantly surprised. A buffet of deliciousness awaited us and we couldn’t wait. I love breakfast food and I could eat it three meals a day. This buffet had everything I wanted and then some! I definitely ate too much, but it was so worth it!
It is so much less stressful to go see the sights of a city when you know you don’t need to worry about the place you’re coming “home” to that night. We knew our hotel was centrally located, comfortable, clean, offered good sleep and a delicious breakfast the next morning. You can’t beat that.
To top it all off, when we were getting ready to leave, the staff made it leisurely by offering to hold our luggage for us while we spent the last day in the city seeing the rest of the sites on our list.
I will say that we encountered one slight issue, which was a slow internet connection. Internet is not included in the room prices, which is annoying this day and age, so we purchased it separately. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t the connection we were hoping for, which slowed us down in our work a bit. Overall, not a big deal, but something we feel the hotel should work on.
If you’re looking for good accommodation in Munich, we can definitely recommend King’s Center Hotel, a fantastic place to get rest and then get involved in everything Munich has to offer!
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]]>We are now blue belts!! This is the fifth level belt and means we only have another five to go to get a black belt!
You can check back every couple months to see our status update via the image bellow
Belt colors vary from gym to gym, and in our case these last few levels are increasingly difficult to attain. Each level consists of mastering new kicks, punches and blocks, as well as a new “Poomsae,” which is a choreographed routine employing all the learned movements. Since each level has it’s own poomsae, we are required to present each poomsae during the time of the belt test. The more we learn, the more difficult it can be to remember each level’s specific poomsae.
Our instructor continues to impress us. He is an excellent teacher and we are really enjoying our time with him. We hope to progress rapidly through the levels and reach Black Belt sometime in the Fall.
We Are Famous!
Recently, our photos were placed on a large banner outside out gym to advertise our “Foreigner Class.” It’s already getting a good response and our class size has grown from 4 to 8.
Here is how the banner making process went:
Monday: We mention to our instructor that we like the new banner outside (which is in all Korean) and that next time he makes a banner, if he would like, we can help him with some wording to advertise the foreigner class option.
Tuesday: When we walk into class our instructor asks us to stand in front of the wall so he can take a picture. We think this is maybe for himself or his family or something so we are glad to oblige. As an afterthought we ask what the pictures will be for and he tells us he will use them for a new banner! As you will see in the picture, we were not at all ready for pictures much less pictures to go on a giant banner, but oh well.
Our instructor asks us to think of a good phrase to to put on the sign to encourage other foreigners to join.
Wednesday: Valerie and I had a last minute date night and went for dinner and a movie instead of Taekwondo. We plan to recommend the phrase “Foreigner friendly classes available.” to our instructor the next day.
Thursday: We go to Taekwondo and mention our recommended phrase, but are not asked to write it down or anything. We assume all is well.
Friday: The new banner is revealed! We feel a a little responsible for the bad English on the banner, but of course we tell our instructor it is great. The English on the banner reads as follows:
Foreigner Recruitment – (so far so good)
From foreigner practice timely evening 8:30 minute – (OK. it gets the point gets across)
In order for “before the what to become the stately child, it will teach.” – (?)
Here’s the picture!
Our Taekwondo Gym with the banner proudly displayed;-)
Photo of Taekwondo instructor by Flickr user Diego Jose
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This is a short, time lapse video of me and Valerie’s wedding ceremony. It is made up of over a thousand photos taken and compiled by my good friend and groomsman Mark Stephens. Thanks so much Mark!
This is a short, time lapse video of our wedding ceremony. It is made up of over a thousand photos taken and compiled by my good friend and groomsman, Mark Stephens.
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