Day Fourteen: Sunday, May 27

Today was my final day in Munich. I was able to do some last-minute sightseeing, enjoy more food, and spend more time with friends. We all slept in rather late, so our remaining time was limited. Once we checked out of our hotel, there were only a couple of hours for additional activities. We had lunch, picked up a few final souvenirs, and then soon headed to the central station to find our Flixbus. This was the greatest adventure of the day. We came out on the wrong side of the station, and then had to ask for directions to the Flixbus station. Once we got directions, the race was on. I chose my worst possible pair of shoes – a loose pair of flip-flops. While the others were fast-stepping it toward the bus, I was making about every kind of racket possible while trying to keep up. Flop, smack, slap, snap, crackle, pop, you name it. By the grace of God, we managed to get to the correct bus of what seemed like a hundred others on time. With a grand total of maybe 2.3 seconds to spare, we boarded the bus sweaty and huffing. The next 5 and a half hours were rather uneventful, as we headed back toward Vienna. After arriving back at the Flixbus station in Vienna, the “U3” sign with orange letters was a welcome sight. We eventually made it back to good ol’ Hutteldorf and then on from there to Wien Weidlingau to Barb’s house to get some rest.