Our last day in Munich was eventful. We toured a palace and learned about the history of Bavaria, then I went shopping for gifts around the markets. The lunch there was incredible. I took a short rest and then headed out for our final dinner at Ratskellar. I will miss the friends I made on [...]
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3/17/23 – Munich
Went to the Allianz arena for an in depth tour of the entire facility. Visited the museum and bought some nice soccer merch. After we toured Dachau, which was not easy, but an important experience nonetheless. Tonight we will walk around see how Germany celebrates St. Patrick's day.
3/16/23 – Munich
Arrived in Munich around noon. Went to the BMW showroom and museum and saw a lot of different and historical vehicles. After we all met at the Hofbrauhaus for an amazing cultural meal together.
3/15/23 – David Brown
Had an amazing time at reutlingen university listening to their lectures on cutting edge topics. Went to dinner with their students and faculty then spent more time with the students after dinner and learned about the city.
3/14/23 David Brown
Toured the Mercedes plant then arrived in Reutlingen. Did an interesting walking tour. Met our partner school and watched a very interesting presentation. Looking forward to discussing some IT topics tomorrow.
3/13/23 David Brown
We went on a bus tour of Stuttgart. Afterwards we toured the Porsche factory. An interesting detail is that porsche employees call each other colleagues instead of referring to them as employees. My thoughts on that are longer than this blog post, but in short I think it's interesting that their word is reflective of [...]
3/12/23 David Brown
Had fun in Stuttgart after a long flight. Thankfully my layovers allowed me to visit Boston and Amsterdam. After our city tour we had a great dinner. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Rotterdam Day 3
Woke up early and went to and older Dutch city. The climb up the clock tower killed my legs, but I got up there. Afterwards we visited a beautiful area full of windmills. The weather was also really nice. Tonight we go out to one final dinner and get our COVID tests. Tomorrow I will [...]
Rotterdam Day 2
Very busy day. Went to the Haag and saw old Dutch architecture. Went went biking down to the port and saw a lot of great stuff. Finally I went to an outdoor soccer party, and it got really rowdy. I'm going to miss these days.
Rotterdam Day 1
Arrived in Rotterdam by train. We toured the city and had a good time trying different foods. Spent the evening at a brewery by the ocean. If Prague is where you bring your wife, Rotterdam is where you bring the boys.
