{"id":3097,"date":"2010-10-25T02:36:57","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T02:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2021-07-30T21:36:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T21:36:15","slug":"arrival-in-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/arrival-in-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrival in Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3100\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/P1050462.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3100 lazyload\" title=\"Elmau View\" data-src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/P1050462-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the Schloss\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3100\" title=\"Elmau View\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/P1050462-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the Schloss\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the Schloss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I hate to travel. \u00a0I know that sounds strange from someone who is &#8220;on the road&#8221; as much as I am. \u00a0But I find the prep, packing, getting to the airport and the flight very anxiety producing. \u00a0What I LOVE is my arrival.<\/p>\n<p>I arrived in Munich and got my bags. \u00a0German airports are, as you would expect, a model of efficiency. \u00a0The baggage claim is right outside the gates, rather than in a crowded baggage hall for all arriving flights.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3111\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/3820334282_ba0b210710_m.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3111 lazyload\" title=\"Bavarian Building\" data-src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/3820334282_ba0b210710_m-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Typical Painting in Upper Bavaria\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3111\" title=\"Bavarian Building\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/3820334282_ba0b210710_m-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Typical Painting in Upper Bavaria\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Typical Painting in Upper Bavaria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The workshop location manager was there to meet me, we grabbed his rental car, picked up a dear friend, the head of eQuinoxe Germany, and drove up into the alps. \u00a0The scenery is spectacular on the road. \u00a0Several small villages along the way have the most glorious paintings of religious scenes or local scenes of brewing, baking, flowers or dancing painted on the exterior walls.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3102\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/saulengang.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3102 lazyload\" title=\"saulengang\" data-src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/saulengang-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Relaxation Area Outside the Hammam\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3102\" title=\"saulengang\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/saulengang-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Relaxation Area Outside the Hammam\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relaxation Area Outside the Hammam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Schloss Elmau was our destination, a fabulous resort and cultural hideaway tucked away on it&#8217;s own in the foothills of the alps. \u00a0Tired after a long trip I headed for the Hammam, a marble turkish bath and took a long steam treatment. I could feel all my tense muscles unwinding.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3098\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/elmau_pool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3098 lazyload\" title=\"elmau_pool\" data-src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/elmau_pool-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Steam Rising Off the Heated Outdoor Pool\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3098\" title=\"elmau_pool\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/elmau_pool-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Steam Rising Off the Heated Outdoor Pool\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steam Rising Off the Heated Outdoor Pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then I headed out to the outdoor pool. \u00a0The water is heated to about 98 degrees and was surrounded by patches of snow. \u00a0There were two naked German men in the pool as well. In \u00a0fact, there are always naked Germans in the pool. \u00a0This is my fourth trip to Elmau for eQuinoxe and it&#8217;s a startling fact of life that there is very little body self-consciousness at these kind of spa resorts. \u00a0I am sticking to my modest flowered one-piece thank-you very much.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3101\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/400x340-00831_s53006_0811_1_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3101 lazyload\" title=\"Sauna\" data-src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/400x340-00831_s53006_0811_1_03-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sauna Overlooking the Alps\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3101\" title=\"Sauna\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/400x340-00831_s53006_0811_1_03-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sauna Overlooking the Alps\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sauna Overlooking the Alps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next I hit the sauna for the heat to dry my hair and bathing suit. \u00a0Large windows again looked out over the snow. \u00a0Heavenly. \u00a0A quick shower and I dressed for dinner\u00a0with some of the other advisors. \u00a0Then off to bed for a long restful sleep. \u00a0Arrival bliss!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#MondayMusings &#8211; Arrival bliss at Schloss Elmau 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