Sailing to Capri (2006)
“5 The most charming city in Germany is in the region of Bavaria, not too far from the snow-shrouded Austrian Alps, but today Munich was hidden under a heavy blanket of cloud that drizzled a thin, cold rain in nasty little squalls. No sooner did people put their umbrellas down than up they had to go again, causing men’s faces to frown and women’s hair to droop as they trudged miserably home through the evening rush. The weather also caused many to stop off at one of the hospitable terraced cafés... where, safe from the rain behind plastic screens, they gratefully sipped a good München beer or a glass of wine or schnapps, putting off the moment when they would have to brave the weather again.
One of these men was Marius Dopplemann, aka Marcus Mann. Short, extremely thin, wrapped in an old beige raincoat and with no hat to protect his thinning brown hair, he slipped into the nearest café. Instead of the more convivial terrace area, he headed for the bar inside and took a seat. Immediately his rimless eyeglasses steamed up.MoreLess
One of these men was Marius Dopplemann, aka Marcus Mann. Short, extremely thin, wrapped in an old beige raincoat and with no hat to protect his thinning brown hair, he slipped into the nearest café. Instead of the more convivial terrace area, he headed for the bar inside and took a seat. Immediately his rimless eyeglasses steamed up.MoreLess
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