EMEA Trip - Day 4 - Walldorf to Munich

Another light coating of snow – the trail I went running on last night is now covered in Snow. I had to go outside since my room was in the basement – must not be on the frequent stay program with Holiday Inn (just what I need is another card).

From 2009 - Feb - Germany 3 Days

Sunrise over the SAP campus.

From 2009 - Feb - Germany 3 Days

This is the main headquarters – started here in this farm town in Germany and now has 55,000+ employees, it’s own futbol team, a work out facitility that would make most Olympic stadiums jealous, several bars, a bus service and a couple of restaurants.

Another long day of meetings – these trips would be so much more fun if I wasn’t working (then again, I probably wouldn’t choose Germany in February – unless I was going skiing). The day went well and it only took 4 hours to drive back to Munich this evening. I followed my GPS – bad idea – it doesn’t understand the concept of the Autobahn – much better to drive an extra 60 km (at 180 km) than drive 120 km through small towns and traffic lights in the dark.

Tomorrow is a travel day - I've only added the pics from above the Germany Album – looking forward to being home. Hope all is well with each of you.

Travel’n Jay

EMEA Trip - Day 3 - Munich to Walldorf

Starting the day with a light snow storm in Munich

From 2009 - Feb - Germany 3 Days

I had a morning full of meetings. Not much fun to report, I finished up in Munich around 2 PM and then took off for Walldorf. It’s a 300 km trip that takes about 3 hours (sometimes a bit less). I’m not sure driving 200 km/hr (124 mph) is a good thing for a brand new car, but it sure is fun. I did learn that at speeds over 150 km/hr (93 mph) that the wind shield washer doesn't work very well - it just blows over the car.

The town of Walldorf where SAP is Headquartered (there are 5 Walldorf's in Germany) is a small town - it doesn't cover the space that the SAP Campus does. It was a nice sunset.

From 2009 - Feb - Germany 3 Days

I took a chance to spend some time in the Sauna to warm up before dinner. We had dinner in an italian restaurant that is in the middle of SAP's sports complexes and their own football (soccer) team that is doing very well this year.

I've got one last day before heading home. I've updated the Germany Photo album. Looking forward to some rest.

Travel'n Jay

EMEA Trip - Day 2 - Paris and Travel to Munich

After a solid nights sleep thinking their metro trains were a bit noisy, I learned that was actually very strong winds making the noise and keeping the airport closed. The group I was with last night had to take the train this morning because the flights were continually canceled and pushed.

A good day of meetings and chance to wonder a bit on the way to the train station to catch my flight. There were 2 things that caught my eye on the way to the Metro. The first was a a scooter with 2 wheels on the front.

From 2009- February - Paris Day 1.8

Leave it to the French to get training wheels on backwards – evidently this helps on loose sand and dirt – when someone grabs the front breaks – it makes it less likely for the bike to slip and tip (not sure why they don’t just use the rear breaks – probably a law against it or something).

The second thing to catch my eye was an advertisement - I'm not sure what this is calling out, but as a pilot I will think about where I park my planes.

From 2009- February - Paris Day 1.8

I do wonder what type of Pilot Jimmy is (was)?

I also did a self portrait with the Eiffel Tower to prove that I was there.

From 2009- February - Paris Day 1.8

It was another cold wet day - looking forward to even colder weather in Germany.

I've updated the Paris Album with a few more photos.

Getting into Germany was no problem - I picked up my rental car - brand new VW with only 12km on it - I tried to take a short cut out of the garage.

From 2009 - Feb - Germany 3 Days

JUST KIDDING - Another advertisement that really catches your attention.

I'm in for the night - here is the link for my Germany Photos - look for future updates.

Travel'n Jay