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Our stay in München ended with a very easy trip across town via u-bahn to the Olympia Park for our appointment at the neue BMW Welt. It was surprisingly busy for the Saturday before Easter.

On our way out of the train station to BMW

The Welt

Scoping out our "Bretze mit butter" in the customer lounge.

After checking in for our appointment, we were each issued an identification card which allowed us entrance into the lounge area where we made a quick (and free) lunch of small pastries, sandwiches and coffee. Most BMW customers are likely not so cheap as to have to eat lunch in the customer lounge, but hey, the two people in our group who could pay in Euros are students, and those of us who are gainfully employed are paid in that monopoly money we commonly call the American dollar.

At the time of our appointment, we were met by our BMW consultant, Petra, who guided us down to the show floor where the cars arrive via elevator (that glass box shown in the bottom left corner).

Petra stopped on the landing to the staircase so that we can view our car rotating on the giant conveyor belt...what drama! We were perhaps a bit more impressed than we'd like to admit.

Once you reach the show floor, your consultant briefs you on the features of your car. While the crowd favorite may have been the keyless entry, the cupholder with drink cooling fan really held my interest. Particularly when Petra suggested that you could cool chocolate with it.

My "consultation"

After receipt of our car, we left promptly, packing our car to the gills with luggage. Thankfully, we had Gogi with us to explain German traffic laws, and Ingar to successfully negotiate the Autobahn. We arrived safely in Nussdorf in the late afternoon and were greeted with sun. Shirley's house is unbelievable in it's setting--an echt Bavarian landscape.