Stuttgart - 22 March (Sun)

The direct train from Munich to Stuttgart was perfect for us. We could just relax. It wasn't very crowded either. We left Munich around 17:05 and arrived in Stuttgart at 20:15. Because we got the Schoeneswochenende karte (beautiful weekend ticket), we could travel with up to five people for $28. The next good thing about it was that when we arrived in Stuttgart, the ticket also covered our U-Bahn or S-Bahn tickets (~local subways).

Alex met us on the train platform! I think he grew! He's pretty tall - about 6'4", but he didn't really grow. It was perfect to meet a friendly face! The train station was getting dark because it was late on Sunday. The boys were starting to get a little tired even though our arrival perked them up a little bit. They also knew Alex, so they were excited to see him - not shy at all! This made it easy to make the S-Bahn ride to Schwabstrasse. After that, it was only a 4 minute walk to their apartment and then FIVE flights of stairs where we found Ramona waiting for us.



They were very wonderful to let us come a day early. They had only arrived back home from Sasbachwalden 15 minutes before our train arrived, so Ramona stayed behind to do some quick cleanup. This weekend had been the birthday of Alex's father - Gerhard, so they had been at home celebrating.