Let the beer flow...
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Drink that liver tonic, cos there is only really one thing to do in Munich, home of Octoberfest...drink, and drink big (and see a few other things too :p)
With all the excitement surrounding the legendary beer gardens we were keen to make this priority number one once we got off the bus. This coupled with the fact some of our group were preparing to split off on separate ways, we wanted to have one big blow out as a team. What better way than to do a crawl of the beer gardens. What a night. Luckily we took photos. The beers were great, big and cheap. The old Radlers weren't bad either, despite being essentially a chandy - great on those hot munich days. As usual the night ended up at MacDonalds and really there was no way to refuse a Macbeer to wash down the burgers!!
To walk of the beer, the next day we ventured out into the city. We saw the Glockenspiel, the inner city surf wave and the city park. We stumbled across the chinese beer garden located in the park, where a traditional bavarian band was playing. This was great and added great atmosphere while we had a cheeky beer.
The following day, Em and I ventured out to Dachau. Dachau was the training grounds for the SS and the first of the Nazi concentration camps, in which all future camps were modeled. As with Terezin, this was a very somber place. Dachau is now a memorial site so most of the prison dorms had been removed and you were not aloud into the old SS wings. They did however, preserve the crematorium which was used to burn the bodies and the gas chamber - although this was believed not to have been used, unlike those in camps such as Auswich. It is just too hard to comprehend that in such recent history man could commit such crimes.
As this was our last day in Munich, upon our return we had to go to the beer garden and try a pretzel. Who would have thought that one beer would lead to a three hour domination / occupation of the pool table at the hostel. There must be something in the beer because we were in the zone (and in a world of hurt the next day on the bus).
Beer aside, Munich is a fantastic city, and it reminded us very much of Wellington in that there was a great vibe everywhere. We will definitely be returning.
Labels: Travel
posted by Tim @ 6:22 pm,
2 Comments:
- At 8 June 2007 at 11:47 pm,
Jake said... -
Hey kids. Caught up on your blog, sounds like a mecce trip. Could you mention beer again?! Keep living it up.
All Blacks tonight, 54-3 I reckon. Hope you find somewhere showing the game.
The cubes are still here even if you're not ...
Take it easy. - At 19 June 2007 at 1:44 am,
Unknown said...
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Hey Tim and Em. Sounds like you're having a BLAST!
Just got back from Ireland and don't worry, we left some Guinness for you, although it costs a bit more than 2 yoyos.
The wedding was great, although no fights, so not a classic Irish wedding in the true sense.
Take care
