Arbeit Macht Frei
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
It was hard to believe that we were getting ready to spend our last day together in Europe when we got up on the morning of Saturday, July 19, 2008 in Munich, Germany. In one sense, it had seemed like we had been here forever, seeing so many things and visiting so many places. But on the other hand, it was hard to believe that my two-week journey was drawing to a close. We had a lot to see this day, so we got up and moving relatively early. There was no breakfast at the Renaissance Munich Hotel where we were staying, a first in Europe. We jumped into our rental and headed out for our first destination of the day: the Olympic Park.
To be absolutely honest, I have never seen one single episode of Dynasty nor The Big Valley, the TV series that Linda Evans is best known for. In fact the most meaningful thing that Linda Evans starred in as far as I’m concerned is her five appearances in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (yes I’m obsessed with that show) when she played girlfriend Mary or Linda or Shirley, depending on which episode you see, when she was still acting under the name Linda Evenstad. Or her small part in the classic Beach Blanket Bingo. But still her iconic fame which mostly stems from her part in the famous prime time soap Dynasty didn’t escape me.