Ingolstadt

Still raining this morning, so we decided that some retail therapy was in order.

Paul, Elke and I took a drive to Ingolstadt, about an hour away from Munich. We witnessed what bad "Stau" (traffic jam) is really like.... Fortunately it was on the opposite side of the highway. A huge truck had somehow landed up on top of the concrete barrier which was in place to provide temporary lanes due to roadworks. The traffic travelling in the direction of Munich was backed up for over 12km 😨😨😨. I'll remember this next time I complain about the Joburg traffic.

There's an Outlet Village in Ingolstadt which hosts all the major brands, including Gucci, Porsche, Guess etc. With all those shops, we did get some retail therapy 😊

On the way to and from Ingolstadt, we passed huge field of hops and mielies. In total, there are approximately 1,300 breweries in Germany producing over 5,000 brands of beer. The highest density of breweries in the world is found in Aufseß near the city of Bamberg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria with four breweries and only 1,352 citizens!

This evening we had dinner with friends of Elke and Dieter, who last saw Paul when he was about 10. It just so happens that Heida worked at Siemens when I was there .... Talk about a small world 😀Læs mere