Day 7 – Munich

Manuel and Lisa drive me to the FlixBus in Chur for my 1:10 am departure. I had such a great time and will miss them!

Trying to sleep on the bus and it’s not working.

Get to Munich bus terminal around 5:30 am and I feel like I’m on another planet (or in hell). Compared to the clean Swiss terminals, it’s pretty messed up!

I wander around for awhile trying to figure out what I’m going to do. My legs are really hurting from the sunburn and I can barely walk. I’m not going to make it to Oktoberfest today and I am not going to be able to hang out for another 19 hours until my bus ride to Prague. I need to book a hotel.

I spend two hours at the bus terminal getting a game plan together. Found an apartment style hotel with a kitchenette and a self-serve laundry.

I proceed to the AINO Aparthotel Olympiapark using public transportation and get there around 8 am. There is a nice young lady at the reception desk and I told her about my sunburn issues and asked if I could have an early check-in. She found the reservation I made online and was able to give me an early check-in! Thank you!!! I tip her €50.

Then she mentioned if I ever heard of a natural remedy for sunburns using yogurt. Definitely didn’t hear about that one, but being desperate, I pick up some at the Penny grocery store that’s attached to the building (along with some other food).

As I’m taking the photo of the container, the automatic text translation pops up and tells me that my “yogurt” is sour cream. I’ve spread this all over my legs. It does feel nice and cool and I figure it may have some of the same properties as yogurt, but at this point, I’m feeling like a giant over-baked red potato. All I need now are some chives! 😣

I close the blackout curtains and settle in for a nice long, much needed nap.

After I awake, I cancel my bus to Prague for this evening and cancel the two-night stay at the Prague hostel. Both were non-refundable. Game plan now is recovery. I am enjoying the relaxation.