Ich in Europa..Episode 2
hi there ladies n germs..well we are now in the second episode of...ich in Europa..
everything is progressing well..after my first report that was when i arrived in Munich and checked in to the wonderful Meininger Hostel in LandsbergerStrasse, Munich..lots of things have happened..
everything is progressing well..after my first report that was when i arrived in Munich and checked in to the wonderful Meininger Hostel in LandsbergerStrasse, Munich..lots of things have happened..
that night itself..i went to a Bavarian beer hall for dinner..the Augustiner Beerhalle..very famous in Munchen...well..yup..they are the sort of like main beer brewers in Munich or perhaps maybe in Germany..not so sure bout that..i didn't know what to expect other than lotsa pork and of course..you've guessed it right..beer!
it was a very pleasant experience..from outside..everything looks quiet, peaceful n all..but once u step in..you sort of feel that finally ur in Germany..the place was full of ppl with the smell of bread and sausage lingering in the air and of course barmaids bringing around mugs upon mugs of beer..mind u..when i say mugs in Germany...minimum size is of those 0.5L ones and 1L ones are pretty popular..
First of all..let me share some enlightenment first..Munich is best known as the beer capital in the world..and the bavarians love their beer..wars and riots broke out bcos of beer..the people here worship their beer..and everything around town revolves around well...beer...i tried some Bavarian food which revolves around PORK and also Duck..and i tried the local beer, Augustiner Beer..i must say..it was the best beer i had in my life..beats those carlsberg and heinekens hands down..
and later in the night..i took a walk around the city and found the most famous beerhall in the world..and so they claim..the Hofbrauhaus...so famous..Hitler had parties here when he was in power..again was a very nice experience..the place was full and beaming with people enjoying their beer and there was a Bavarian band playing folk music which was pretty entertaining..of course in their famous Lederhosen..or leather shorts...i was there alone..and i never was bored for even a second..watching the antiques of people while drinking my 1L beer and eating pretzels..haha
it was a very pleasant experience..from outside..everything looks quiet, peaceful n all..but once u step in..you sort of feel that finally ur in Germany..the place was full of ppl with the smell of bread and sausage lingering in the air and of course barmaids bringing around mugs upon mugs of beer..mind u..when i say mugs in Germany...minimum size is of those 0.5L ones and 1L ones are pretty popular..
First of all..let me share some enlightenment first..Munich is best known as the beer capital in the world..and the bavarians love their beer..wars and riots broke out bcos of beer..the people here worship their beer..and everything around town revolves around well...beer...i tried some Bavarian food which revolves around PORK and also Duck..and i tried the local beer, Augustiner Beer..i must say..it was the best beer i had in my life..beats those carlsberg and heinekens hands down..
and later in the night..i took a walk around the city and found the most famous beerhall in the world..and so they claim..the Hofbrauhaus...so famous..Hitler had parties here when he was in power..again was a very nice experience..the place was full and beaming with people enjoying their beer and there was a Bavarian band playing folk music which was pretty entertaining..of course in their famous Lederhosen..or leather shorts...i was there alone..and i never was bored for even a second..watching the antiques of people while drinking my 1L beer and eating pretzels..haha
To start off today..i woke up to the best gift i had since arrival...it snowed in Munich..yes it snowed...and temperature throughout the day was pretty much between 0 and -4 celcius..syiok eh? at first it was..and then it kinda got really really really really cold...and thats a statement from a fat guy who was wearing 1 t-shirt, 2 pullovers and one jacket over him...but i enjoyed the experience...first time in my life..and we're not talking bout mines wonderland or genting highlands...there was no entrance fee to play with snow...Yup...visa was free..of course i took the easy way which was to fly..so i have to pay a bit but if ur feeling kinda el cheapo grande...u could always swim..hehe..yeah sorry..lamer..
anyways...after a hearty breakfast with lotsa hams..all kind of hams that is..i proceeded to the Free Munich Walking Tour..met up with an Aussie at the hostel and we braved the falling snow to walk for about 2 to 3 kilometres to the meeting point..this was the highlight of the day..a free walking tour...yes..u dont need to pay to walk!!..hehe..just joking..there was a guide which brought us around Munich walking and showing us stuff and telling us history of Munich for 3.5 hours!...and we practically don have to pay him if we dont feel like it...but it was so good u'll feel guilty if u don't..honestly...i know im a cheapskate..but i gave him 4 Euros for it..and there was a big group of ppl..rich and poor (Read: Me) alike..and i guess everybody chipped in..so i guess he earned quite a bit for his efforts although it was non obligatory.
then i went about by myself after that..exploring churches n all..i was in a shoe shop buying a pair of shoe cos mine was dying..and guess what..i left a bag of bread i bought for later on a chair in the store while i was paying for the shoe and when i came back..it was gone!!...bloody baguette thiefs..and it was just a small shop...still cursing my luck till now..
i said bye bye to munich for now..will be back on the last day of my travel and i took the ICE train to stuttgart...lifeless place after 10pm..which was when i arrived there..really unlike other cities in the whole wide world such as Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Penang...being the capital of Porsche..i was surprised i din see much around the streets..when i was in Munich..out of ten cars u see..they'll probably be one..all the tom, dick, harry, mutu, jane and joe's here either drive a porsche, benz, bmw or an audi...and if ur poor..u drive a volkswagon golf GTi...haha..so i dont know what type of cars do they consider luxury here..i did see one Proton Wira on the streets...he must've been one of the rich guys in Germany i guess..haha
i said bye bye to munich for now..will be back on the last day of my travel and i took the ICE train to stuttgart...lifeless place after 10pm..which was when i arrived there..really unlike other cities in the whole wide world such as Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Penang...being the capital of Porsche..i was surprised i din see much around the streets..when i was in Munich..out of ten cars u see..they'll probably be one..all the tom, dick, harry, mutu, jane and joe's here either drive a porsche, benz, bmw or an audi...and if ur poor..u drive a volkswagon golf GTi...haha..so i dont know what type of cars do they consider luxury here..i did see one Proton Wira on the streets...he must've been one of the rich guys in Germany i guess..haha
anyway when im writing this i was on the night sleeping train to Paris..almost crossing the Germany-France border now..and its 130am..kinda sleepy...gotta catch up with some sleep before the train arrives in Paris tomoro at 645 am..ok then..till episode 3 comes along..Guten Tag!
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