Good news! Ian and I found a car! Yay! Praise God. We've had it now for a little over two weeks, and though it's kinda older, we think it will do just fine for our purposes here. Plus, it was not too expensive, and that was key since we'll only be needing it for such a short amount of time. We also got an apartment off post! Yay! Another Praise God! We're currently in the process of trying to find enough furniture to make our new home comfortable, but also not go over board since we again, won't be here that long probably. Please pray for us as we continue to seek out God's will and guidance in our lives. Ian and I are still searching what God's purpose is for our time here. As well as looking for a job for when we come home. In the mean time, Ian and I are trying to enjoy Europe and travel around a bit. Over this last weekend Ian and I went to Munich for the first day of Oktoberfest. It was just a day trip, but it was a lot of fun. We arrived in Munich at about 10:30am, and spend the whole day there, not leaving until about 8:30pm that night. For the majority of the day we stayed at the Oktoberfest. There was a big parade, and a lot of carnival type rides and booths to buy food and candy and drinks at. Then there are the "beer halls." Which are kinda the main event at Oktoberfest. You are crammed into these tables where they serve you these huge mugs of special beer made just for the Oktoberfest. You can also order food as well. For the majority of the time, you just chat and hang out with the people around you. Which are normally poeple from different parts of Europe and the world. We met several guys from Australia and a few from Italy that made the trip to Munich just for Oktoberfest. It's basically just one big party!
Towards the afternoon, it can get a little bit crazy, due to too many people drinking too much beer. After I walked passed some guy who had just puked in the middle of the street, I was done and ready to leave. At that point in time, it was still only like 3:00 in the afternoon. So we still had a lot of the day left. With some time to kill and a desire to get out of the madness that is Oktoberfest, Ian and I decided to hop back onto the train and go exploring.
We figured out where the "heart" of the city was in Munich, and got off at that stop and walked around for a while. We walked around and did a little shopping, and after a while we were both tired of walking and getting kinda hungry. So we stopped in a little restaurant for some dinner. After dinner, we walked around the central part of the city and saw the Glocken Speil, which was very kool. After that, we hopped back on the train and met up with the rest of the group that we came down to Munich with and headed back home for the night. All in all, it was a great day of exploring and fun, mixed with a little bit of German beer. :o)
Hope every one is doing well. We're thinking of you and missing you lots!Love,
Ian and Ashley
P.S. Some pictures for your enjoyment!
P.S.S Please also enjoy more pictures from my myspace photo albums. There are two albums with new pictures taken from Germany. Both have "Germany" in the title. Follow the link, (www.myspace.com/ashsteggie) and then click on "pic's."
