This whole adventure started because Clare and Guntram were getting married, so from London we headed back to Berlin. The wedding was in two parts. On the Saturday we were given a dance lesson to prepare us for the requisite dancing at the reception. After a quick rundown on three different dances we felt ready to party.
The wedding itself included a beautiful church service, with much of it luckily translated into English. At the start of the reception we were all given helium balloons to which we attached a card. The card was basically a post card on which we wrote what we would give the couple if the card was found and posted back. On their arrival nearly a hundred balloons were released into the air, with about half getting caught in the trees! I would love to know how many of the ones that made it into the air get returned. There followed a sumptuous banquet, lively conversation and of course, dancing. I feel very lucky to have been a part of their wedding, and I'm sure they will have a fabulous life together.
This marked the end of our trip with just a few days to see Munich and Neushwanstein before the mammoth trip back home. We were lucky enough to arrive in Munich on May 1st, a public holiday to promote worker's rights. The main square was hosting free concerts, jumping castles, face painters and general good cheer. It almost made up for the miserable weather that has followed us wherever we've gone in Germany.
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