Bayern crowd empties beer hall
Yesterday Bayern Munich soccer club played the Bundesliga (German national soccer league) final and Munich was awash with red and white as their fans poured into the city. Bayern Munich were held to a 3 all draw by Borussia Dortmund but the result was not enough to stifle the celebrations as the Bavarians received the Bundesliga trophy for the 20th time. Apparently they won the title based on their season's win-loss record.
I tried explaining to some locals that the score from my football team's game this weekend was 180 to 62 but I don't think they quite got it.
Marienplatz was turned into a huge, outdoor party for the Bayern fans complete with beer stalls and big screens which had the unexpected result of partially emptying the biergartens around town. Alyse, Paige and myself headed for the famous Hofbrauhaus beer hall for dinner and had a fantastic time eating traditional Bavarian food and drinking steins (well, I had a couple although Alyse stuck with the tried and true white wine).
At the table beside us was a bunch of young, Swiss guys who apparently come down to Munich for three days every year to drink, drink and drink some more. They were great fun and introduced us all to the wonderful world of sniffing snuff. One of the guys, Killian, had a menthol variety on hand which when taken was like shoving a cough lolly up your nose. The whole custom of singing a song and calling out "breeze" before snorting up the brown dust off your left hand (because it's closer to your heart) made the experience a lot of fun though.
The Swiss guys managed to corrupt not just our party with their snuff, but two girls from the U.S., two more from Australia and a party from China as well. They were in fine form as they lustily sang along to the oom-pa band's traditional tunes and tried to down eight or so 1Lt steins of Munich's finest.
Today is a rainy day, good for doing washing and catching up on some reading online. I think we'll have a wander around a little later once Alyse manages to get out of bed (for the second time).
DM
I tried explaining to some locals that the score from my football team's game this weekend was 180 to 62 but I don't think they quite got it.
Marienplatz was turned into a huge, outdoor party for the Bayern fans complete with beer stalls and big screens which had the unexpected result of partially emptying the biergartens around town. Alyse, Paige and myself headed for the famous Hofbrauhaus beer hall for dinner and had a fantastic time eating traditional Bavarian food and drinking steins (well, I had a couple although Alyse stuck with the tried and true white wine).
At the table beside us was a bunch of young, Swiss guys who apparently come down to Munich for three days every year to drink, drink and drink some more. They were great fun and introduced us all to the wonderful world of sniffing snuff. One of the guys, Killian, had a menthol variety on hand which when taken was like shoving a cough lolly up your nose. The whole custom of singing a song and calling out "breeze" before snorting up the brown dust off your left hand (because it's closer to your heart) made the experience a lot of fun though.
The Swiss guys managed to corrupt not just our party with their snuff, but two girls from the U.S., two more from Australia and a party from China as well. They were in fine form as they lustily sang along to the oom-pa band's traditional tunes and tried to down eight or so 1Lt steins of Munich's finest.
Today is a rainy day, good for doing washing and catching up on some reading online. I think we'll have a wander around a little later once Alyse manages to get out of bed (for the second time).
DM
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8:19 pm
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Hey Guys,
Good to hear you are only a short plane ride away.
Quick tips for Berlin:
1) The CheckPoint Charlie Museum is worth the cost.
2) Visit the East. Particularly the Stasi Prison or the Stasi Museum. You can really get a sense of why people were so desperate to get over the wall. Just think - one in four people were state spies.
The prison is at Lansbergeralle but you need to book ahead to do an English tour. The museum is at the secret police headquarters at Magdalenenstrasse. Pick up a copy of Aussie Author Anna Funder's book Stasi Land. It's fasinating.
Not long till London now!
Allie
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