Ch. 3 Friends and Family

Sunday evening, Oct. 26, 2008 to Tues. afternoon, Oct. 28, 2008
Trostburg, Germany, Bavaria Region (and various local towns)

Sunday evening Mv and I met up with my dear friend, Ansgar. I met Ansgar when he was attending Purdue, and roommates with the lovely Sarah and Gabe Grant.

We took the train from Munich to Trostburg, where Ansgars family lives and stayed with them for the next 2 nights. Ansgar showed us all around the area around Trostburg. He took us to some really beautiful churches and monistaries. We had some great traditional Bavarian food. We took a ferryboat to and island on a local lake, Lake Chiemsee. It is the second largest lake in Germany. We had a really great time hanging out with him. Even though Ansgar himself hadn't really lived in Trostburg that long (because he'd been away at college), he was so knowledgable about the history of the area...and pretty much everything else he talked about. Ansgar is a cool dude. You would like him. He family was also really great, and very welcoming. When we arrived we sat down for a late sncak and visited with his dad, Joseph, his mom, Irmgardt (sp?), and his younger brother, Martin.
They were great. They made us feel right at home. They immediatly pulled out a selection of local beers for us to try (is anyone sensing a pattern here...). The Bohmanns reminded me so much of Gabe's family, espescially their beautiful house, and gorgeous yard and garden, as well as their conversation. Mrs. Bohmann has a great collection of art as well, which I particularly fancied. All in all it was a great Bavarian countryside experience, with a good friend. Denke Bohmanns!! It was good times!

Stuffed with great Bavarian food,
City Mouse