We just returned from a weekend trip to München - our first "big" trip since we got here. We went to visit Joe's cousin Graham, his wife Jana and their two young kids who are here for 7 weeks as Graham trains for his job with a German company. They've been here 5 weeks already, so all we needed to do was get to Munich, and they pretty much took care of the rest of the details.
On Saturday morning we headed in the direction where most tourists go first, the Glockenspiel. But first, we stopped for warm chestnuts on the street. I've never had them before, but mmmm they were good. The Glockenspiel is basically a giant clock that plays out a court scene, complete with lots of bells making the music. I won't spoil the story for you in case you come to München for yourself someday, but I will hint that there is a dramatic jousting scene.
One sport popular in München is river surfing on the Isar. I have never observed this anywhere else, but it was very cool to watch. We spent a lot of time on Saturday just walking through downtown München and I have to say it is a very lovely city. We wandered through a large market and got a glimpse of what the Christmas Markets Germany is famous for may be like. I am excited for them! They have some very beautiful seasonal craftwork. We ended the day on the Olympic Hill (Munich had the summer games in '72), where we saw the sunset and had a nice view of the distant Alps. I'm really looking forward to coming back to Bavaria and spending some time in the mountains. We could also see the BMW headquarters. I never realized before that the blue and white in the BMW logo are the Bavarian colors.
Today we went back to downtown and visited the Hofbrauhaus for lunch. They serve up a modest meal - just a liter of beer and a pretzel the size of your head! Actually, the food was delicious. I never thought I'd say I enjoy something called pork knuckle (Hax'n). We really enjoyed eating in Bavaria because we definitely noticed dialectical differences in food names between our region (Swabia) and Bavaria. We eat "Brezeln", but in Bavaria the beloved pretzel is a "Breze". Off to sleep off that liter of beer!
On Saturday morning we headed in the direction where most tourists go first, the Glockenspiel. But first, we stopped for warm chestnuts on the street. I've never had them before, but mmmm they were good. The Glockenspiel is basically a giant clock that plays out a court scene, complete with lots of bells making the music. I won't spoil the story for you in case you come to München for yourself someday, but I will hint that there is a dramatic jousting scene.
One sport popular in München is river surfing on the Isar. I have never observed this anywhere else, but it was very cool to watch. We spent a lot of time on Saturday just walking through downtown München and I have to say it is a very lovely city. We wandered through a large market and got a glimpse of what the Christmas Markets Germany is famous for may be like. I am excited for them! They have some very beautiful seasonal craftwork. We ended the day on the Olympic Hill (Munich had the summer games in '72), where we saw the sunset and had a nice view of the distant Alps. I'm really looking forward to coming back to Bavaria and spending some time in the mountains. We could also see the BMW headquarters. I never realized before that the blue and white in the BMW logo are the Bavarian colors. 
Today we went back to downtown and visited the Hofbrauhaus for lunch. They serve up a modest meal - just a liter of beer and a pretzel the size of your head! Actually, the food was delicious. I never thought I'd say I enjoy something called pork knuckle (Hax'n). We really enjoyed eating in Bavaria because we definitely noticed dialectical differences in food names between our region (Swabia) and Bavaria. We eat "Brezeln", but in Bavaria the beloved pretzel is a "Breze". Off to sleep off that liter of beer!
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