Day 5 - Munich, Germany

April 29th

We left our little guesthouse in the southwestern countryside of Germany - we knew we would miss the hospitality but we would also miss having the top floor room with the giant balcony for the same cost as a hostel. Yet our journey was only half over, so we headed towards Munich.

Munich is a city of living. There is always something going on, even if it is a one man show. There are people playing instruments on almost every corner of the high street with small crowds moving to and from each musician to another. Munich is also the capital of Bavaria, a German state, where wurst, potatoes, sauerkraut, and beer are kings. We arrived in the afternoon to Munich and visited the entire Viktualienmarkt, a food and hand-made natural crafts market. We also visited the Cathedral of St. Peter.

Grandma was still itching to have more German food for dinner so we took her to what is a tourist attraction, but one that even the locals enjoy from time to time - the Hofbrauhaus.

The Hofbrauhaus is a brewery that was and still is owned by the state.

It's famous for its beer hall set-up along with all the bows and whistles: 1o+ piece Oompa band on stage, pretzel waitresses (they carry and sell pretzels - that is all), beer festival songs, and authentic dress worn not only by the staff.

We all had delicious beer hall meals with wurst, potatoes, sauerkraut, and beer.

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