Munich

Last weekend we went on our first solo Ryan family vacation in Europe and it was really good. The weather was great, the kids did well - no major meltdowns, and we didn't get lost once (thank goodness for GPS), so I would call it a success!

We got into Munich on Saturday afternoon. We hit some major traffic on the autobahn - I didn't think that was supposed to happen! The kids did well in the car, although I could tell that it has been a while since they were in their carseats. We normally bike everywhere, so they only ride in the car a few times a month. So, a 5 hour car ride was a bit of a stretch, especially for Beckett!

Our apartment that we stayed at was about 20 minutes from the center of the city, however the subway line was right across the street. Surprisingly, I am getting very good at navigating public transportation in Europe! When you come up from the subway , you are right in the center of the city.

City center

It was much warmer than we thought it was going to be, so Ava cooled off in the fountain.

Hofbrauhaus for dinner.

You have to go with the liter of beer!

 I couldn't lift it with just 1 hand it was so heavy!

Beckett loved the music! He kept trying to run over to listen. 

Yum, Gelato! 

We went to the zoo on Sunday. Ava was so excited! She kept saying "Guys, let's go see the next animal!". She even went through the map after we were done to make sure we saw everything.

I don't know why it is so difficult to get 2 children to look at the camera at the same time!

 This may have been the scariest slide I have ever gone down. Ava had no problem with it.

This was Ava's favorite part of the zoo. She hasn't stopped talking about it yet. 

This makes me happy! 

I would much rather take Ava down the scary slide than be attacked by goats! 

 At dinner in the city. Somehow Princess Celestia made it into quite a few pictures this trip.



The view from our table. 

Love spatzle! 

Ava loved the musicians. She refused to put money in their basket, but jumped at the chance to take a picture with Daddy's phone.

On Monday we rented bikes and rode through the English Garden. It was a little crazy riding out of the center of the city, but once we got it, it was awesome!

She is always happy when she can have a chocolate croissant for breakfast!

Watching the glockenspiels.

I think he is trying to pose like his sister.

Love her!

Him too!

Chinese Tower

Beckett was sweating, so we decided to cool him down a bit.

 Most of the time they love eachother.

Chilling out before dinner.

Angry faces at dinner.

St. Peter's church - I wanted to go to the top, but it was closed for renovations.

On Tuesday, we went to OlympiaPark and the BMW museum before we headed home. Our goal was to tire them out so they slept the entire way home. Too bad they only slept an hour. 

We made Ava walk up the hill without help and she still only took an hour nap!

Me and Mini-me!

BMW showroom

Checking out the girls already!