Sunday 16 May 2010

Oberammergau 2010 Day One

Saturday

A simple journey from London Heathrow via Lufthansa to Munich Airport. Greeted locally and then we took a top notch coach from the airport to the Village where the clouds were heavy and the rain pouring. It was cold too as the clouds continued their firm grip on the pointed hills which surround this quaint fairytale-like village.


We were driven to local guest houses where arranagements to eat and relax were in place along with our waiting tickets for the Passion play which opens tonight (press night) and which will show to the general public (us) for the first time tomorrow (Sunday).

My home for two nights was to be the Christine Magold appartments in Kleppergasse. Can't be more central than this. Mr Magold, or at least I think it was him, was washing the car with a jet wash in the garden despite the heavy rain and Magold Junior was keen to welcome us.

The room is excellent - clean, well appointed and - wait for it - very warm.

There was time for some relaxation, evening prayer and then as super dinner of carrot and ginger soup;, salmon with rice and fresh fruit salad swilled down with two glasses of strong German white wine.

10pm and bed already? I'm afraid so. It's raining and it's the PassionPlay tomorrow.

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