Did I mention that we love Germany? Munich was no exception however is a completely different type of city than Berlin. To bring you all up to speed on the basics- a beer in Munich is actually considered a beer in a liter glass, hence a liter of beer (watch out for those people who say 'I have only had four beers'), Munich has HUGE pretzels, and people actually wear lederhosen... we were huge fans from the start. Overall, Munich is safe, clean, and practical. Plus, we were back to speaking German and our vocabulary has increased to about six words which I like to think makes us a little special. Additionally, as I am sure everyone enjoyed, I got to have 'Danke Schoen' by Wayne Newton stuck in my head for another five days. Come'on, you all know how it goes- Danke Schoen... oh oh Danke Schoen...
I must give some serious Scripps Ranch love to Eric, Chris, and all their friends for showing us girls Munich... how to drink bier, eat Bavarian food, and how to be hungover with style. It was really great to see a new city with old friends. Prost! (eye contact or you know what)
Our first view of Munich was with Eric and Chris, at a bier garden (Augustine Bier Garden), with an amazingly large, wonderful pretzel, and a liter or two of beer. Would you really expect anything else? We spent the weekend seeing the city with them- went to a couple bier gardens, hung out with their friends, and ate some really awesome German food.
Sunday was a beautiful day and Eric, Chris, Mary and I got to see a different side of Munich, away from all the tourists. Besides the beer, the city is full of beautiful parks and gardens. When the weather is nice, everyone takes advantage and is outside. We went to a park and a bier garden just outside the city center, near Eric and Aneta's apartment. The park was packed with people just out enjoying the day. The atmosphere at the bier garden was incredible... families in their Sunday best enjoying a liter of beer after church and a cheesy band playing everyones favorite classics (think CCR and Doobie Brothers). The only downside was the wasps, man those wasps are everywhere in Europe. We also got some yummy Bavarian food. I had the Schwaben-teller and Spatzle, which is some sort of pork, noodles, and cheese concoction. It was pretty darn good.
On Monday and Tuesday Mary and I cruised around the city. The city is primarily centered around Marienplaz, which is filled with lots of clock towers (yes Greg, more clock towers). And again, one of the clock towers has creepy gnome type things that move on the hour. We took a bike tour which is always a great way to see a city and get some actual history on a place, which we are total nerds for. We also met up with Eric's friend, Thom-ass, for a bier garden picnic and a drive around the city to see the famous futbol stadium, soccer for all you Yankees, and the tents that were being set up for Oktoberfest- which I cannot believe we are missing, mostly because we now don't get to see Eric and Chris in their lederhosen, haha. On Tuesday we went the Olympic tower and park for an amazing view of the city and went to the Nymphenberg Castle. All in all, we had an absolutely wonderful time in Munich.
We made a quick day trip to the Neuschwanstein Castle, the inspiration for the Disney Cinderella Castle. A gorgeous site, absolutely unreal. Pictures to be posted as soon as we get to an internet cafe where we can plug in our cameras.
'Y en otros noticias... Interlaken'
I must give some serious Scripps Ranch love to Eric, Chris, and all their friends for showing us girls Munich... how to drink bier, eat Bavarian food, and how to be hungover with style. It was really great to see a new city with old friends. Prost! (eye contact or you know what)
Our first view of Munich was with Eric and Chris, at a bier garden (Augustine Bier Garden), with an amazingly large, wonderful pretzel, and a liter or two of beer. Would you really expect anything else? We spent the weekend seeing the city with them- went to a couple bier gardens, hung out with their friends, and ate some really awesome German food.
Sunday was a beautiful day and Eric, Chris, Mary and I got to see a different side of Munich, away from all the tourists. Besides the beer, the city is full of beautiful parks and gardens. When the weather is nice, everyone takes advantage and is outside. We went to a park and a bier garden just outside the city center, near Eric and Aneta's apartment. The park was packed with people just out enjoying the day. The atmosphere at the bier garden was incredible... families in their Sunday best enjoying a liter of beer after church and a cheesy band playing everyones favorite classics (think CCR and Doobie Brothers). The only downside was the wasps, man those wasps are everywhere in Europe. We also got some yummy Bavarian food. I had the Schwaben-teller and Spatzle, which is some sort of pork, noodles, and cheese concoction. It was pretty darn good.
On Monday and Tuesday Mary and I cruised around the city. The city is primarily centered around Marienplaz, which is filled with lots of clock towers (yes Greg, more clock towers). And again, one of the clock towers has creepy gnome type things that move on the hour. We took a bike tour which is always a great way to see a city and get some actual history on a place, which we are total nerds for. We also met up with Eric's friend, Thom-ass, for a bier garden picnic and a drive around the city to see the famous futbol stadium, soccer for all you Yankees, and the tents that were being set up for Oktoberfest- which I cannot believe we are missing, mostly because we now don't get to see Eric and Chris in their lederhosen, haha. On Tuesday we went the Olympic tower and park for an amazing view of the city and went to the Nymphenberg Castle. All in all, we had an absolutely wonderful time in Munich.
We made a quick day trip to the Neuschwanstein Castle, the inspiration for the Disney Cinderella Castle. A gorgeous site, absolutely unreal. Pictures to be posted as soon as we get to an internet cafe where we can plug in our cameras.
'Y en otros noticias... Interlaken'
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love it! sounds like chris and eric were great hosts. miss you sar bear.
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