One last Hoorah! by Areen

The day many of us looked so much forward to, and not so much forward to had finally come. Joe, Chris, and Brad had waited all week to finally see the BMW museum, as Areen could not wait to see the home of the mighty Bayern Munich, the Allianz Arena. But many of us also dreaded the day because deep inside we all knew this was the last day of an unforgettable journey that we all felt went by way too quick!

The morning started with an amazing breakfast as usual provided by the hotel, and then we were off to the BMW Museum! As soon as we walked in, Joe’s eyes lit up like a kid seeing the presents under his Christmas tree on Christmas morning. As we walked by all the exhibits, Joe’s outstanding knowledge of every little detail of every single car and motorcycle ever built by BMW came out. He was our tour guide giving information I’m sure many BMW employees were not even aware about. His passion for cars and BMW was amazing to see and brought a smile to everyone’s face. We all then had lunch at the museum and stocked up on gifts for family members and friends in their amazing gift shop.

Once we left the museum, it was time to go to the home of one of the best soccer teams in the world, Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena. Once we arrived at the state of the art stadium, Areen could not get his eyes off of the stadium. He grew up watching so many of their games on T.V, that it almost seemed like the place was a myth. But then finally getting to see it was truly remarkable for him. When going in and getting familiar with our amazing tour guide, Areen found himself a new best friend as they both knew so much, and shared the same passion for the sport while having very similar views on the team they both loved. The group got to go right next to the field, then see all of the lockerooms and the tunnel where the players would come out of in front of 75,000 screaming passionate fans. There was then a shootout between the boys and girls that the girls won! Soon after that, everyone went back to the bus and to the hotel to get ready for our farewell dinner.

Some of the group went last minute shopping, while some went to rest for an hour before going. We all then met up and had one last dinner together. It was very emotional saying goodbye to our tour guide, Ursela and Anna, as we would not see them again before we left. The dinner was phenomenal, as everyone talked to each other and feasted. At the end of the dinner it was amazing seeing how most of us came into the trip not knowing each other the slightest bit, and suddenly looking around at the dinner table and seeing that we really became a family in only 8 days time while embarking a journey in such a beautiful city.

After the dinner, we all went out for one last drink and shared some quality banter before heading back to the hotel to get some sleep for our journey back home the next day.