I am taking the FRA luggage tag and my favourite shoulder bag (from recycled tyres). Its becoming my constant travel companion. (August 2014)

Desk cleared out, badge handed in, time to go. Last day at Mattel. (August 2014)

All packed and waiting for the train to Munich (August 2014)

With no apartment confirmed, I took up temporary residence at an apart-hotel close to Viktualienmarkt/Marienplatz. (August 2014)

Amazing how a couple of photos can change the feel of a room. The frame on the right has been with me since 2002 – though the photo is from 2007, I think. (August 2014)

First day to my new workplace – walking through the Viktualienmarkt at 07:30 in the morning on the way to the metro. (September 2014)

26th August – last day at my old company. I got some samosas and croissants for a small farewell breakfast. Everyone was very genuine with their best wishes and very generous with their farewell gifts. For that, I really thank them all and sure hope to see some of them again (more on that in a separate post – as I moved, I have not been able to carry everything at once and will need time to put that together). Well, 26th August 2014 also happened to be the 12th anniversary of my arrival in Stuttgart, Germany.

31st August – I travelled to Munich by train with a suitcase, a rucksack, and a shoulder bag. I think it has most of the things I need, but just I might need to make another trip to really secure all the essentials – especially those few things I am sentimentally attached to. I have also left my camera behind for now, so I am depending on my stout little smartphone to help capture the memories. I am in a service apartment for now close to Viktualienmarkt. I have found an studio apartment close to Rosenheimer Platz and will be moving there next week.

An update will follow over the next few days of my first impressions of Munich… For now, I leave you with these pictures.