Jordan: We are now in Germany, Munich to be exact. We arrived on May 25, and have spent the last couple days soaking up the German culture. This means we´ve been drinking our share of beer. Apparently the Germans, Bavarians, really do consider beer a food. Our beer-brewery tour guide explained they consider it liquid bread.
So we´ve checked out the city centre area of Munich, including Marienplatz, their famous square, and watched their glockenspiel. I guess it was cool, but I wouldn´t travel to Munich just to see that. The French knight does get his ass kicked by the Bavarian knight though. Hung out briefly in the Englischer Gartens with all the penises and boobs. It is the only remaining place in the city where ordinary people can be nudists. It´s a park and a river and there are naked old men bending over everywhere.
Had a free city tour with Ralph, toured a brewery and beer tasting with Jeff. That tour ended at the Hofbrauhaus, a real Bavarian beer hall. I think it was a relatively quiet night but it was still loud and rowdy and everything you´d expect from a beer hall. We´ve also spent some time in the beer gardens. We capped the night off with a Mas, or one litre beer. We had a dark lager that was 8 per cent alcohol. It was delicious.
Today we saw Dachau, one of the first concentration camps established by Hitler just two months after seizing power in 1933. It was pretty interesting and very crazy. Kennedy did not spend much time in the gas chamber. I have to say it was very uncomfortable to stand in there myself. We´ve eaten sausage, drank beer and that´s most of Munich for ya. Running out of time, going to see Neuschwanstein Castle tomorrow and then head to Salzburg.
So we´ve checked out the city centre area of Munich, including Marienplatz, their famous square, and watched their glockenspiel. I guess it was cool, but I wouldn´t travel to Munich just to see that. The French knight does get his ass kicked by the Bavarian knight though. Hung out briefly in the Englischer Gartens with all the penises and boobs. It is the only remaining place in the city where ordinary people can be nudists. It´s a park and a river and there are naked old men bending over everywhere.
Had a free city tour with Ralph, toured a brewery and beer tasting with Jeff. That tour ended at the Hofbrauhaus, a real Bavarian beer hall. I think it was a relatively quiet night but it was still loud and rowdy and everything you´d expect from a beer hall. We´ve also spent some time in the beer gardens. We capped the night off with a Mas, or one litre beer. We had a dark lager that was 8 per cent alcohol. It was delicious.
Today we saw Dachau, one of the first concentration camps established by Hitler just two months after seizing power in 1933. It was pretty interesting and very crazy. Kennedy did not spend much time in the gas chamber. I have to say it was very uncomfortable to stand in there myself. We´ve eaten sausage, drank beer and that´s most of Munich for ya. Running out of time, going to see Neuschwanstein Castle tomorrow and then head to Salzburg.
Hi there kids! Wow, so much to see and soooo much beer to drink......GOOD LUCK with that!!
ReplyDeleteA gas chamber...now there is some dark history.
Very solemn, i'm sure.
Today is the half way mark exactly for you....any twinges on home sickness yet?? I can't imagine that really with all the awesome experiences you are having.
Nothing new here really. Busy weekend coming up though. Madi is performing at the highschool friday night with her music class, she plays the clarinet. Saturday is my piano recital. Sunday is our dance recital, which as you know is an all day event. Judy is having it in Tavistock Community Centre, to accomodate the large group numbers more easily. I am chording for a couple of fiddle numbers, and also two routines for Powerhouse. Should be fun!!
Well, i will say goodbye for now.
Love hearing from you, so keep in touch!!
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