Munich is one of my favorite places so far! The city itself is beautiful and extremely clean. It is the cleanest city I have ever been in. Public transportation is very simple, organized and on time. The weather was a bit colder. It was in the high 50s and 60s while I was there. The city is much more Americanized than the cities I have seen in Europe. It is one of the most underrated cities I have been to.
Oktoberfest was insane! We drank liters of bier (that's how they spell it in Germany). The was stronger than what I am used to. We arrived at the festival in Friday afternoon and by the time we got into the first tent (which was more of a building than a ten) at 1030, everyone was drunk. People were chanting all sorts of German songs and anthems. Everyone was eating pretzels and bratwurst. People were standing on the tables and saying prost(cheers!). I met all sorts of people from Australians to other Italians. The experience was unlike anything I have ever been apart of before. We stayed at an apartment with some local German college students. They were friends of a friend.
The second day there we woke at 545 am to wait in line until 9am for the tent to open. This tent was where all the German college students hung out, unlike the previous day's tent that attracted a lot of tourists. There were so many people crowded at the entrance that it became tough to breathe. My shoes got ruined from people stepping on me and fighting to get in. Everyone was wearing lederhosen or durndels. The tent was full by 930 and no one else was allowed inside. I drank a lot and ate a few pretzels. The drunk folk were quite entertaining. There was a hill behind the tents where tons of drunk people took naps (or passed out).
The bus ride was brutally long (11 hours.) The A/C was broken for part of the trip. The alps in austria and Germany were beautiful. The weekend was a huge success and I had a ton of fun with my friends. I want to go back to Munich some day.
This weekend I will be going to Naples, Pompei, and Capri.
Cam,
ReplyDeleteKnew you'd have a blast in Munich. Your blog brings back a lot of memories from when I was there long ago......... How's the studying going??? :):)
Capri is beautiful and Pompei/Vesuvius will be one of the more fascinating & unique places you will visit. Gram (Blondie) still has a small wine bottle that I brought back to her from Capri 29 years ago hanging by her sliding doors.
Have a great time! Your blog is great!!!!
Cam,
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does sound insane!
Glad to hear that you are having such a wonderful time but boy am I turning more gray by the day!
I love you! BE SAFE! XOXOXOO Mom