Our last trip before the end of the semester was to München (Munich). We have been wanting to go since the beginning but found the time now since while we were there it was Starkbierzeit which in German translates to Strong Beer Time or Strong Beer Fest as it is now know. So we set off on our Bavarian adventure with our seven hour train ride. Unfortunately my train ride was the ride from hell. I sat next to a girl who smelled like she had rolled around in Tacobell that someone had thrown up. I was nauseous for the 4 hours she was next to me. Also on the train was the screaming baby who's mother found it hysterical to just let her daughter scream. So after that we finally arrived in Munich and settled into our hostel. We took a walk down MarrienPlatz and down toward the Oktoberfest grounds just to check em out. Me and Rob and Casey went to go meet my friend Kevin who's been in Munich for over a year now so he could show us around and we could hangout with him. We went and grabbed a beer and caught up while we waited for Blake, Kyle and Blake's friend Will. We met up with them and went over to a Beer Garden to have some traditional Bavarian food and our first taste of Starkbier. It has a slight spicy flavor and is very very dark. We enjoyed our meal and went to experience some of the local nightlife before retiring to bed.
The next morning we wake up and get out of the Hostel as fast as possible and after a pain in the ass we finally make it to the other hostel. After that we headed over to the famous 1972 Olympic Stadium. It was incredible place. A huge Olympic campus with a pool complex, and soccer stadium and a large pond in the middle. The roof of the stadium is like a cloth draped over some columns. It was a gorgeous day and we hung out and walked around. We were even able to get cheap boats to rent to go out on the lake. After that we made it back to the hostel and got changed to get ready to go to the festival grounds. The festival was like everything I could have imagined. There was at least 3000 people there. They served the beer in 1L pitchers that were ceramic for the purpose of banging them together when you "Prost" which is german for cheers. We really enjoyed ourselves. Especially when we went inside the hall and there were another 2000 people standing on table and singing along while a band played Beatles music. It was a great time. We tried afterward to sneak out the mugs we were drinking out of but after hopping fences and sneaking through gaps we were foiled and pretty much tackled by guards. Happy but slightly disappointed we headed back to our room to catch some much needed Z's. We all said good bye and made it to the train the next morning with no problem. The train ride was cake. No screaming children or unbathed adults. For our last trip it was amazing and I only have three German cities that I still want to go to; Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Hanover but those will have to wait until next time.
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