Yesterday was absolutely jam packed with awesome. We started the day by heading out to a local river in their "Central Park" - the biggest intercity park in all of Europe. Water was supposed to be very cold, and the river is said to give men virility and be a sign of manliness. My guess is this is mostly due to the extremely strong current that it has. Luckily the water levels, like everywhere are low, so it was managable, we even had the advantage of being just south of the dam...fun stuff. We then hit breakfast in the park (the second breakfast thanks to our amazing hosts, Dirk and Silvia (ex-volleyballing Crossfitters here, who have been nothing short of amazing, I hope to send them a nice gift when I get home). I had to get semi-adventurous with veal sausage links for breakfast, that were a solid fist size a piece. Just like everything in Germany it was pair with a soft-pretzel and beer. We moved back and caught a train to Duchau, the first concentration camp...which was sobering but also gave you a good sense of American pride reading the liberation stuff. It was enormous...like blew my mind how large it was.
Got back around 5 and sat with Dirk for a nice 2 hour conversation on everything from Germany's disappointing Olympics to why "Off The Charts" is a sweet saying. Then the night began...we hit an authentic dinner and all the Germans wore their traditional Oktoberfest type garb....so cool. They have designators on their clothes to show if you're single, dating, in love, or widowed. Pretty sweet (and crazy expensive!). Took dinner straight to the theatre...which I cannot begin to do justice...many had seen circ-de-solei and said it didn't compare...impressive acrobatics to say the least, balance feats, juggler types, and comedy (which of course we didn't get). We then hit a university bar after being denied getting into P1 (the local "Hollywood" celebrity scene)
Partied into the night pretty well, got back, hit some Z's and here I am on the patio with some coffee ready for a day of workouts! Olympic park and more today...
Oh and forgot I introduced everyone to Quarters...and I one hit Doug, one of the guys who let me demonstrate on him...#StillGotIt
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