About a dozen of us decided to spend Thanksgiving in Germany as we have the U.S. holiday in conjunction with a local Eid holiday. We went to Garmisch in southern Germany with day trips to Munich and Innsbruck, Austria (the home of Swarovski Crystal). We had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at a lodge & resort reserved for American military and their families. You can bet the ham was a favorite. It was fantastic to get and spend real greenbacks-spending money without having to do the conversion in your head.
The cool brisk weather was wonderfully refreshing. It was a bit damp with the smell of burning wood coming from chimneys. Warm mulled wine was readily available at Christmas markets and outdoor cafes. In Munich we went to Haufbrauhaus for beer and bratwurst. It was a raucous place with an ompha band and singing patrons.
We did not waste a minute of our time with our flight departing after midnight and landing in Dubai at 6 a.m. Then driving to Abu Dhabi and literally going to work at 8:30 a.m.
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