Derag Hotel And Living Hotel Karl Theodor Munich

... sleep, and Warren, Christina, and I walked around town looking for a hole-in-the-wall local pub. Just as we were about to give up, we bumped into an old German guy on a small street off the main square. He introduced himself as Matthias and invited us into his pub, which was just a tiny upstairs room. There was hardly a storefront and no sign... not a place that many tourists end up finding. The locals looked at us as if we were the first non-Germans to ever set foot into their bar ...

... we went to experience the Oktoberfest - one of those tick the box moments - but one afternoon in there was plenty for us. It was fun and festive but there are just too many people and everyone is wrecked. Five years ago and a guys only trip probably would have been the way to do it. <br><br>Next day is just cruising around Munich. The girls do some shopping and I grab some pics. After that we have dinner at the hotel for Kate's 30TH birthday and the ...

... a fun exercise, it was down a little alley in a townhouse complex. The next mission was figuring out how to work the machines, but in the end we prevailed and are all the wiser for next time. The washing machines are way too slow! So this all took more time than anticipated. By the time we got back to our hotel for dinner in the hotel restaurant, it was 7 pm. The meal was fantastic, however.<br><br>Saturday ...

... of effort it would take on our parts to get inside. We met our tour guide, Brad, who led us on a bike tour around Swan Lake which offered great views of the castle we had come to see as well as its predecessor, Castle Hohenschwangau. It rained a bit, but it wasn&#8217;t too bothersome. The 5 mile bike ride was exhilarating and enjoyable. Even the non-bike-riders in the crowd conformed, and a guy named Mike volunteered to herd in the sheep from ...

... model for his Walt Disney World castle. I chose to walk up the hill and not take the horse-drawn cart to save some money. By the time the tour of the Neuschwanstein castle was over, four hours had past, so we left for lunch before continuing on to Linderhof. I grabbed a Weiswurste mit Pommes Frites for $3.50. We then continued to ...

... of the 'kids' there looked no older than 14. Which was rather weird being at the bar. Well they still sold beers and it was still a niteclub in a hostel, despite it being a strange one. The hostel itself was quite nice and had a fantastic buffet breakfast. Very nice bakery goods with ham and cheese and as much as you could handle. Well time to make the easy journey over to the campsite for the real deal. This mission whilst ...

... first Sunday in October is on the 1st or 2nd then the festival will go on until the October 3rd (German Unity Day). Thus, the festival is now 17 days when the first Sunday is on October 2nd and 18 days when it is on October 1st. And wouldn't you know it, this year October 1st happened to fall on a Sunday. We would have ample opportunity to sample the goings-on. The first "Oktoberfest" took place on October 12, 1810 in commemoration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig (later ...

... over 2000 people...almost 10 times as many as they were meant to house!! Anyway, I was doing pretty well....until we made our way to the crematorium at the back of the camp. I was determined that I was gonna go in and check it out...but the gas chamber (which was apparently never used at Dachau...although prisoner accounts say otherwise!) was attached to the crematorium building and seeing part of the building involved walking through the "unused" gas chamber itself at ...

... player but the car actually turns the CD off and the traffic report on. It's pretty annoying but at least it lets you know that another hour has passed. Since we cruised along at between 150 and 180 KM/hr. (roughly 96 - 115 MPH), we made it to Munich in real good time. However, we couldn't find the hotel. Eventually, after weaving around for about 30 minutes, we stumbled upon the train station, which meant we were close to the hotel (Mercure Hotel for EUR 122/night). It was now ...