Almost forgot...
We went to see Neuschwanstein, but it was absolutely sacked in by fog. We took the tour anyways, but we missed out on some beautiful views.
Some other random thoughts...
1. I regret not taking more photos and video of the vehicle delivery. It was a very special experience and I think it will be a long time before I get to do it again.
2. Although it's not highly rated on Google Maps, Zum Aumeister on Sondermeierstraße in Munich has *fantastic* food and drink and I highly recommend it. I had the best pot roast ever there...it was basically a perfectly cooked, incredibly tender steak on a bed of green beans with brown gravy and roasted potatoes. Absolutely exceptional!
3. The memory stick with the nav maps has 23 GB of data on it and it doesn't appear to require an activation code.
4. The place handling the ED winter tires uses a torque wrench to check the lug tightness, but they're not actually torquing the lugs...they're already over-torqued with an impact gun. I'll be re-torquing my wheels when I get the car back. The place doing the work is called Reifen Buchler and it's across from the BMW dealer in Ismaning. There's a DIY/full service auto car wash across the street as well.
5. The cruise control buttons on the steering wheel are no longer intuitive. Numerous times during the trip I shut off the cruise instead of setting it. The volume controls are also on the wrong side.
6. There are lots of really nice people drinking at the Hofbrauhaus and Augustiner am Dom near Marienplatz. I think the latter was a little better overall, but only because it was more low-key. When you walk into the Augustiner, the tables straight ahead are for drinking and those to the right are for dinner. For drinking tables, just find any open seat and join the people already there. Everyone was really nice and we chatted (loudly) with some people from Munich, Istanbul, Berlin, and Brazil.
7. If you'd like the lowdown on which gentlemen's club to avoid, please send me a PM.
8. I sped at least a bit pretty much everywhere (although not as badly in the Netherlands and Austria) and I expect some tickets in a few weeks. Since I go to Europe a couple times a year I'll have to pay.