I did way too many things in Munich to make one post. Y'all would stop reading after like the third paragraph. Instead, I'm going to write about my Friday and Sunday. And tomorrow I'll post about my Saturday. Deal?
Well. We woke up at 4:30 on Friday morning to catch a train to Munich. And it was beautiful. The train was empty, so we got to sit in individual rooms on the ICE trains instead of the car with the commoners. Oh, I felt so snazzy. We arrived in Munich about noon, put our luggage away, and raced to Marienplatz, the shopping and restaurant center of Munich, to catch our bike tour of the city. Of course, being just my luck, the guy forgot he booked a bike tour for us so we were standing around for thirty minutes just waiting. In the meantime, I did however get some wonderful pictures of the Glockenspiel, this huge clock that has chimes and rotating figurines that each represent different things at certain times during the day. (It's the tower on the left side of the picture, and the two green circles at the very top are the rotating figurines.)
We got on the bikes. And let me tell you. I mean I ride my bike all over A&M's campus, I know how to ride, but riding in a downtown of a huge city is a completely different story. It was frigging hard. But have no fear, I didn't kill anyone.
Once the bike tour ordeal was sorted out, we began! He showed us tons of Munich landmarks, such as The Opera House, Residenz, White Church, Muenchen Bundestag, Hofbraeuhaus, and many more. Here is a picture of my first German meal at the Biergarten in the English Garden, which is the world's second largest Biergarten. It was unreal!
My meal consisted of a Radler, sauerkraut, and white bratwurst. Muy delicious.
But dinner that night was even better. I had roasted pork with crackled skin, a semmelknoedel (comparable to a bread dumpling but much better), and sauerkraut. It is okay if you're jealous. It was the best meal ever.
After the best meal ever, we of course did none other but go to the Hofbraeuhaus, otherwise known as the Royal Brewery. To give you an idea of how absolutely fabulous this beer is, a commoner was not allowed to drink it until after the beer had been brewed for 230 years. All kings before King Ludwig I thought the beer was only fit for a king, and none others should have access.
Ironically enough, the Hofbraeuhaus in Munich is also the site where Hitler held his very first public speech as a Nazi.
Being in the capital of the most german state of Germany, Bavaria, of course the beers only come in one size; the size for german men. It took me close to an hour to finish my liter. And my pitcher for my ring dunk is obviously bigger than one liter. I am officially slightly nervous for my ring dunk now. Once we got about 2/3rds of the way finished with our liter, we had a chugging competition. A third of a liter was enough chugging for me... how am I supposed to do a full pitcher? Goodness!
Saturday, we visited Dachau Concentration Camp and Residenz, the home of the Bavarian royalty. But like I said, that will be tomorrow's post! So get excited! Whoop!Sunday, I went to visit my dear friends in Aschaffenburg, where I previously studied abroad. Now, get this. The train I was traveling on was going this fast:
Thats 187 mph! Frigging ridiculous! German ICE trains for the win, ladies and gentlemen. And it even got a little faster than that, I just snapped the picture of the 300.
Unfortunately, I was only in Aschaffenburg for a few hours. But while I was there, we walked around the castle, ate lunch at a Cuban restaurant (so delicious), and of course went out for dessert. What's a good meal without a fabulous dessert?
And don't forget, you can always check out my facebook pictures, even if you don't have a facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1702299407521.2080222.1539030106
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Until tomorrow!
XOXO
Victoria
1 comment:
so you have previously said "I don't drink", but might i point out the photo of you chugging beer? :) It looks like you are having an amazing time!! and quit spending so much money on food!! how is dustin going to ever get use to your exquisite international tastes when you get back??
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