It started with meeting a great partner in crime. During a very satisfying breakfast of yogurt and granola, I met Ana Elena, a like-minded traveler from
Some things I learned about
The entire city of
The only remaining statue (and yes, the i-phone is in Germany).
Munich
You have to pay taxes if you own a dog. The more aggressive the dog breed, the more tax you pay. However, you can take your dog everywhere including restaurants and stores. You cannot take dogs into hospitals or pharmacies, so these places have dog-parking lots, where you leash your dog outside.
The average beer consumption for Bavarians is 1 and a half liters a day. Some people have something written in their work contracts that they are entitled to one beer during the workday. Companies abide as long as it is after one in the afternoon.
You can buy gummy bears at the pharmacy because they contain real fruit juices and vitamin c.
Pretzels in
After this informative tour, Ana Elena and I felt like we had a good sense of the sights and history, so we spent the day wandering around the city. First, warming up with some traditional beef soup with pancake dough floating on top. Then some shopping at the Galeria Kaufhof, a large department store that was frankly too conservative for my taste. But we spent lots of time there and were excited to find traditional German garb for sale. Ana wanted to dress up like German maid for Halloween, but these were no measly costumes. The outfits cost about 300 Euro each! (That's about $438 US Dollars!) Still, we both grabbed an outfit and ran to the dressing room and tried them on. We were both surprised to discover that the white ruffled shirt on top was really a half shirt that bared your belly. I loved wearing that little German outfit. One of the best experiences of the day, really. So much fun.
Afterwards, we decided to eat some real Bavarian food, so we went to the same place where we had soup. I got this crusty roasted pork that was mostly fat, with sour mashed potatoes and a little potato ball. For dessert, apple strudel and vanilla sauce. You can guess which part of the meal I liked best.
We had walked through Hofbrauhais, the famous beer hall, during our tour earlier that day. There, we saw lockers for beer mugs that regulars could use for storage. We also saw (at noon) an extremely intoxicated drunk geezer who took out his teeth and waved them around to the table next to him. Based on what we had already witnessed, we thought it would be a fine establishment for an after dinner drink.
The place was booming. We joined a table filled with a traveling tour group. The group was young and diverse, from places like
When it was time to leave, an old man approached me and starting speaking to me in Polish.
"What are you doing in
Ana pulled me away just in time.
"He has been kissing every girl who walks by," she hissed.
"But how did he know I speak Polish?" I asked, amused.
We walked back to the hostel. I had the hiccups. I was cold. But I had the great feeling of that today was just right in every way.
My view of the Hofbrauhais beer hall.
Our super-hero waiter who carried a dozen heavy mugs at a time.
6 comments:
"Prost" Yvonne!
We have to get Annette a Dog-parking sign. It's a good thing they don't have the dog taxes in Pennsylvania.
so disappointed that you didn't get the costume. it's perfect cute/sexy on you!
We also saw (at noon) an extremely intoxicated drunk geezer who took out his teeth and waved them around to the table next to him.
- this made me laugh out loud at work. thank you!!!
-Tania
Agree with Em: prosh.
Man - some of that food sounds spectacular!
DOG TAXES! I bet rotties are a lot of money to own. I'll stay in the states!
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