A party in Munich

 We spent the end of our spring break in Munich, enjoying "Fruhlingfest" (the spring "little Oktoberfest") with our friends from Kyoto (living in Munich this year).  The best part for little J was their two wonderful kids who are quickly becoming trilingual and were very generous with their toys and attention.  The kids enjoyed the rides at Fruhlingfest, and the adults enjoyed the Augustiner beer garden and its oompah band (with five thousand (literally) of our closest new friends).

After cappuccino and cake in an elegant cafe, we wandered the Englischer Garten, Munich's (bigger) version of Central Park.

We had a great time in Munich, thanks to our hosts.  We all were sad to leave, but J especially so--he kept saying he wanted to leave "later."  He was, however, pretty happy to see his castle rabbits and his friends back in Italy.