22.6.13: Relaxing after a heavy day
After a deep
and insightful tour of Dachau, Anna and I decided that we needed to experience
the lighter side of Germany and visit the historic Hofbräuhaus. This is an old brewery and restaurant that
was founded in the 1500s. The current building
is the second version, as the old one had to be rebuilt in the late 1800s. This historic landmark is the epitome of
Germany: Beer, food, lederhosen, beer
gardens, Bavarian musicians and a fantastic atmosphere.
Anna and I
both ordered pork with a shredded potato dumpling. I wasn’t sure that I liked the potato
dumpling, but the longer I nibbled on it, the more I seemed to like it. Now, I would be lying if I said I didn’t
drink anything. Anna and I both got a
Hofbräuhaus Original (but not the dark lager)!
That’s right; we both finished off a liter of beer in an awesome HB
glass mug. I wanted to buy an HB stein,
but they were way out of my price range, so I was happy to settle for a glass
mug for 9,90 euros. It was just like the
one we had used to drink out of, so it was worth it. After all, when in
Germany, do as the Germans do!
After a
great dinner and some wonderful conversation, Anna and I headed back to the
hostel to drop off our new souvenirs (note that it’s plural and I only bought
one thing for me…Someone is getting a present, but whom?). After hanging out in the hostel for a little
while, we decided to go out and experience some of München’s night life. After walking around the city for a few
minutes, we stopped in and had a couple drinks at a bar that looked to be
pretty popular. Anna and I ended up
having a wonderful political conversation.
I’m pretty sure the morale of the story came down to this: Liberals and Conservatives can definitely get
along; they just need to go out and have a beer together!
We were pretty
tired after a long day, and had to get up to travel to Füssen in the morning,
so we needed to get to bed early—which didn’t really happen, but early than the
rest of München. (Side Note: Remember I said München goes to bed at 5:30 and
gets up at 6—or something similar? Well,
I awoke at 4:30 to the sounds of people still drinking outside of our hostel
and by 5am heard the street cleaner going.
It was a night) We headed back to our hostel and called it a night. While I was sad to say goodbye to München, I
was quite excited to go to Füssen, home of Nueschwenstein—the Castle of King
Ludwig II, and the model for Walt Disney’s castle! Anna and I both knew this was going to be
quite the adventure!
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