To Europe and Back

To Munich

We surprised ourselves and boarded an earlier train than expected to Munich, arriving here at about 11 a.m. We checked into our hostel, and though we couldn't get into our room, we were able to drop off our bags in the luggage storage and head into the heart of the city. We went to see Munich's famously overrated tourist requirement -- the Glockenspiel in Marienplatz. At 11, 12 and 5 daily, the figures in the Glockenspiel move about and tourists watch and cheer. As predicted, it was not very impressive, but it's a must-see attraction, so we did it.

By now, we were quite hungry, so we went to Weisses Brauhaus for a couple of delicious Weisse beers, outstanding potato pancakes and spinach spaetzel. Not an especially healthy meal, but everything was outstanding, especially the Schnider Weisse, and you'd be hard pressed to find a better € per calorie value.

We headed back to Wombat's to put our things in our room. We were pleasantly surprised that our 6-bed dorm had its own shower and was extremely clean. Since it was raining out, and we were tired, we spent the afternoon checking email, reading and getting some rest. We grabbed some bratwursts from the train station for dinner and spent the evening at the hostel bar where we were suprised to run into the two girls from California (Megan and Brianne) who we had met at the hostel in Salzburg. We discussed going to see the Cinderella Castle with them the next day, but instead decided to stick to our original plan of going on a bike tour before heading to bed.

posted by Heather @ 6:31 PM