From the Plane

Pictures of the Munich Airport, a lake, Mountains and SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fest at Night

Some night photos from Oktoberfest! The last day we went this drumline group was playing up on the hill... very cool!

Having Fun in the Deutsches Museum

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BMW Gina Light

A concept car with a flexible (maybe fabric... I am not sure) skin... there are videos of it on youtube you should check out if you are interested.

BMW Museum

This is the BMW Museum (the small vortex looking building) that Jansen and I went to one day. A couple things from inside: The BMW M1 car, a clay model and a computer programmed exhibition piece using metal balls that are attached (individually) to strings that, in parts, looks like a blanket that drapes over cars and gives you their design/shape. Awesome!

Olympic Park

Around Munich

This is the Rathaus which is, I believe, the city center... and also a Cathedral near the fairgrounds

The horses that bring the barrels of beer... and Jansen :)

Pictures from Munich

Jansen and I went to Oktoberfest... This is the tent where we ate lunch the first day and a picture of part of the fairgrounds.

Home away from Home

Back in Riva... Had a great time with Jansen in Munich! but now I am going to Mendrisio to watch part of the Road Cycling World Championships... :) so I will tell you all about the week later. Arrivederci!

Muenchen

We are halfway through the week and I have paid for internet the last time while we will be here. Oktoberfest is really cool!!! There are a lot of Festzelt's (which mean festival tents) and a lot of fair rides and attractions. Jansen and I have eaten the Cordon Bleu (which was amazing!), a mix platter with a bunch of different types of meats and "things to try", and tonight we ate at an Italian resturant where I was able to speak to the waiter in the little Italian I know... that was very cool! Today we also walked around Munich. We went to the Olympic park, the BMW Museum and the Deutsches Museum. They were all very cool and I will have to upload picture later because my computer is Full on disk space and will not let me add anything else to it :( I will have to wait until I can get back to Riva to transfer my files into my external hard-drive and make some space on my computer. So we are having a great time and I will upload photos at a later time. auf Wiedersehen!

Munich!

I have arrived in Munich safe and sound... Octoberfest started today and there are a ton of people wearing old-time german outfits. This week is going to be Awesome! Thank you for your prayers! :)

Free Week and Octoberfest!!!

We just got back from a piano concert in Capolago (the town right beside Riva S. Vitale). That was very cool... and now I am packing for Munich. I will be in Munich from tomorrow afternoon till Friday afternoon. Jansen will arrive on Sunday around 3pm and then we are going to have a great week! I can't wait. I would say I am too excited to sleep... but I am too tired to not sleep haha. I am sure Jansen and I will have some great stories to tell after this week. Auf Wiedersehen! and GO HOKIES vs. Nebraska (Whose QB is named Zac Lee - born April 26, 1987 - So I am older than him by 24 days! Hah!)

Studio - Final Project 1

This is my final model and rendering of the bicycle ramp that I designed.

Studio - Study Models

As I have mentioned before... Our project is a time trial starting ramp for the Road World Cycling Championships. My first study models were looking at the bending and folding of planes. I also experimented with looping and twisting a single plane... that transformed into the mobius strip and then I added another loop which I think is still a mobius strip but I tend to think it is a "Zac Strip"
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Folk-Yodeling Concert

This was Awesome! Choir music in a Cathedral.

Martha Muller Auditorium

This is the Auditorium in the Paul Klee Museum (designed by Renzo Piano). We got a little tour because we are Architecture students... hehe :)