02-29-2012, 02:55 AM | #23 |
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Damn, I've been outdone on cameras. :-( I'll be shooting with a Canon T1i D-SLR with my 'vacation lens' (Sigma 18-200mm w/ image stabilization - I consider it my 'I can do a decent job on any shot with one lens' lens. :-) ), and a Canon SD1100 point-and-shoot, and an iPhone 4. Got to have a camera option handy at all times, ya know.
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Most of the way there. Sitting in the Brittish Airways lounge at Heathrow waiting for the flight from London to Munich. Flight over was uneventful. First time on a 747 since all my previous long haul trips have been on 767 or 777. Also first time across the pond on BA instead of AA. Food and service were very good. Their business class (Club World) seats are nice - was a little strange facing backward though. Got about 4 hours of sleep, so I should be able to have a reasonably normal day and turn in early tonight for the big day tomorrow.
Photo of the wing of my plane and another BA 747 in the background while sitting on the tarmac waiting for our arrival gate to open up (iPhone 4 pic, so not the greatest quality): |
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I made it the rest of the way to Munich without any issues and am now down to just inside of 13 hours to actual car delivery time. I'd be much more excited right now if I weren't, so d@mn tired!
Here are a few pics from looking around Munich a little this afternoon. Nothing too exciting from a photography standpoint - was too tired - so just some simple snapshots... My hotel for the first two nights. Nothing fancy, but it's a clean 3-star on e edge of the city center and the price was very reasonable: Old/New Town Hall @ Marienplatz: Outside of Frauenkirche. (Renovation taking place on the other tower, so this was the best exterior shot I could get.): And a quick shot of the interior. That thing is MUCH larger than I remembered from my prior trip to Munich (12 years ago): Seriously??!!!??? Of course I *had* to swing by Hofbräuhaus for a brew: Couldn't resist a photo of the police car. Blows my mind when I come to Europe and see Bimmers and MB's used as taxi's, police cars, etc: By this time tomorrow, you'll all get to see the photos you're really waiting for. Delivery and the car!!! |
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Rest Well! Tomorrow is gonna be one filled up day full of excitements!!! Please do report back ASAP!
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Woohoo, very exciting for you. Will check back this thread often. Love seeing Euro delivery pics.
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Awesome pics!
Good luck with the sleep, guess there's a bit of jetlag and some excitement stopping you from sleeping
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The day has finally come... DELIVERY DAY!!! It's 8:00 now and I have a 9:00 check-in with delivery at 10:30. About to head out, but wanted to post on here quickly first.
A few timing items that people might find interesting:
I'm off to the Welt... |
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This is a geat thread, SJID, enjoy your stay.
Been there three times before. Also to an industrial zone called Flossergasse where Willy König had his tuning factory KOENIG SPECIALS back then(Ferraris Testarossa with 800-1000BHP, we're talking about more than 20 years ago) Zum Wohl Tschüss Robin |
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WOW! What an exciting - and quick day! I had a BLAST, but it really was a bit of a whirlwind. Photos uploading right now, so they will be posted ASAP (although the hotel WiFi sucks, so I may have to only post a few for now). But I'll share some thoughts while awaiting file uploads...
First, about doing ED (then we'll get to the car):
I think that's it for now. I'll start sharing pics as soon as they're uploaded. |
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Where are you while uploading the pics ?? Hotel or Welt or Else !!
Thanks for sharing so quickly... have you met up with the other F30 ED By the way?? Were you really the very first F30 ED owner?? did the people at the welt do anything special for you? And were you able to specify which time of the day you wanted to take delivery of your car? when was that process taking place?? I want to take my car early afternoon, so that i have the morning to the go through the museum (without rushing because my car is waiting outside in the street LOL) how long did it take you to visit the museum?? Please feed us more!!
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Answering the 'was I first question'... I never expected to be the first F30 delivery because I knew there would be people from Europe doing deliveries before me, etc. But I thought I would be the first from the US to do ED through BMW NA. And I'm still not sure about that. There was somebody else who took delivery of a white Sport Line a little before me and it had a tourist plate that was 1 number lower than mine (mine = M1235Z. his = M1234Z), so I'm guessing he was likely a BMW NA ED and I got beat by one guy. But apparently that guy isn't a poster on BimmerFest or on BimmerPost, so he doesn't really count, does he? :-)
Otherwise - the uploads aren't going well. Here is at least one photo of the delivery: |
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