Comfort Hotel Munich

Week in Munich or Munchen was a lot of fun - great vibe in the city due to Oktoberfest. Everyone getting around in their traditional gear - leather pants and braces for the guys...and some girls...and long corset dresses for the girls, pretty cool.

We spent an afternoon at the beer fest, Jarrads been before but I am a Oktoberfest virgin. Everyone is pretty well behaved at its great to see little kids right through to the ...

... her, but it was obvious tonight that her mind was completely on Obelix.

We found the place for dinner and it was as traditionally German as you could imagine. So traditional that they had no menu with an English translation! Witek and I looked blankly at all the items on the menu, recognizing only a few words such as ‘schnitzel’ and ‘bratwurst’. The rest was a mystery and we had a bit of a laugh making up our own ideas as to what the mystery items might ...

... on the platform. We still had another stop on the same train and the doors are mere seconds from closing. We jump into the crowd on the car and fortunately land a few inches from Cody as the doors slam shut. Grateful that we made it, we yet again breathe deep as our hearts palpitate.

At Osteonplatz, we found the correct track number quickly and saw that it would be just a one minute wait. Joel double checks ...

... did a city hopper tour showing the highlights of Munich which took most of the day. Munich is certainly a beautiful city with more historic buildings than you could see in a lifetime. We have been snacking on different sausages and just had some wonderful chicken and twists ( not from Burger King!!)

... I got about every printed view of the castle there was.)



The castle was not finished, but it was a wonder to behold. It was dedicated to the glory of Richard Wagner's operas, and there are scenes from the operas all over it. There was a small room made like a cave that copied something from one of the operas --- weird!



We made it to the coach by 1634 for our 1635 departure, and were probably the last two aboard. Someone has to be!


Munich, Bavaria, Germany crockett1947

... clear day. Heidelberg is quite a sleepy place, but it also has a big student population; it reminded me a bit of Lincoln. There were loads of nice pubs and bars, which I couldn't fully appreciate as I'd decided to be healthy and not drink for a couple of days. My book said however that a trip to one of the historical student taverns was not to be missed, so I ended up in the most amazing place called Roter Oschen (Red Ox). You could tell that the same students who ...

... that was just about to travel to the Airport. We then got a taxi to the tour hotel called the NH Muenchen Airport. The taxi cost 12 Euros so it wasn't far away. The new hotel was great and had not been open many years. We went down for a beer and a coke and nearly died when they asked for 10.50 Euros. That equates to about 19 Australian dollars. After finishing the drinks we scurried upstairs for the night Another lovely day and great weather. Really like Munich.

... were a few older couples who had been there a while and said it was reserved for their kids coming later (somewhere in the conversation, we heard them utter "Americano", and we understood). There was an English speaking guy at the other end who told Cissy and me we could sit, as he thought they were just being grumpy. Since everyone had been so nice thus far, we decided we would break what seemed like their bad impression of Americans. So, after a few more hours and beers, they ...

... the hostel by myself. Instead, I ran into the inimitable Scots, who just happened to be staying at the hostel, much to my delight! We then went to an all you can eat Indian buffet, though personally I skipped the eating, then drinking in this back alley bar filled with locals and students which was well cool. It was great to see them again! The next day, as I wasn't leaving Berlin until the evening, we went to the Fan Fest party on the main street. It was the ...

... yet to come. Across the square from the Glockenspiel was the church tower that offered the highest view of Munich. Seeing as no European visit is complete without climbing something tall I headed to the top. Having completed site seeing in the old town center I wanted to venture out and visit the castles in the surrounding hills outside of Munich ...