Munich

Well, after the excitement of the WM visit, we still had Munich to explore.

We started out by ourselves and a night time wander through the town. We discovered the Glockenspiel Clock, main shopping mall and district, and headed to the Hoffbrauhaus, Munich's most famous beer hall, for some sustenance, i.e. food and beer.

They serve beer in 1 litre steins.

Dinner was pretty fun, and we made friends with our German tablemates who were celebrating their 24th anniversary by going hiking for a week (these Germans are crazy!). Then we met a lovely couple from Chicago who had been in town for a few days and told us the cool stuff to see.

We both slept very well :)

Sunday was out-and-about day. We started with a free walking tour through some of the city highlights, ending with lunch near the Mariaplatz. Our tour guide made it sound fun, so we signed up for the evening Beer Tour - we were told drinking was not compulsory, but when something is called a Beer Tour, it owuld be a waste to just taste the water, right?

The Beer Tour was fun, if a little crazy. SOME of us had the sense to stop drinking and take it easy after a while. Others of us, not naming any names coughcoughVUHcough went a little harder. So much so that the next morning SOMEONE had given themselves black eyes from clearing the ick out of their sinuses. Someone even looked like the inside of an eggplant when you've sliced and salted it and the purple streaks run from the seds to the skin.

Let this be a lesson, children. Don't try to keep up with backpackers in their 20s.

The next morning we hopped on a train to Budapest.