Marathon Recovery in Germany!

Nurnburg, Germany

In front of the house where Mozart was born, Salzburg, Austria.

On one of the bridges over the Salzach River, Salzburg, Austria

It's been three weeks since I completed the Chicago Marathon on 10.10.10.  After the marathon, I took eight days off from running, which I haven't done since 2005.  Why now?  My wife went to Germany straight from Chicago!  We had a great time exploring southern Bavaria as much as we could despite that it was mostly overcast and cold!  A big thank you goes to Minda Arcega-Jauer and Grace Wurzer for their wonderful hospitality while in Germany.  They both live in Erlangen and Minda was gracious enough to let us stay in her cozy apartment while she was in San Francisco and Grace, who's Minda's good friend and neighbor, had chicken adobo, nilaga (Filipino-style soup) and rice all prepared at Minda's place when we arrived!  Grace's husband also gave us some helpful hints of traveling through southern Bavaria.

We had a chance to visit the Neuschwanstein Castle and took a trip to Salzburg, Austria where Mozart was born and was the setting for "The Sound of Music". We also had the chance to cruise the Autobahn at over 110mph, have my favorite snack (Currywurst mit pommes frits), visit grand cathedrals, shop in Nurnburg and Bamburg, enjoyed fresh-picked apples and savor some of the best chocolates and coffees in the world!  What a way to "recover" from the marathon!

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