Munich / Markt Schwaben

After hostelling our way through France, Spain, England & Scotland, including one night at Heathrow Airport (on a couch in a coffee bar) we were more than relieved to be flying to Munich to meet up with friends. We were greeted with open arms, and led to our room – we had a whole floor of a lovely traditional Bavarian home to call our own. We had a long hot shower, the cleanest we had been in a month, and were treated to a homemade apple cake and coffee. After a trip around town in a 1980’s BMV convertible, we got familiar with the S-Bahn networks and our little ‘home’ town.

The next week we spent exploring Munchen and surrounds, and being totally spoilt once again by our lovely hosts. We ate lots of tasty traditional food and learnt more Deutsch that we found very useful! Munich is full of Biergartens where BYO means bring your own food. Bier is supplied out of every store, by half liter or liter. (They look at you strange if you order the half….). Beer considered premium in Aus (like Becks, Heineken) is treated like VB here, and is the cheap dirty option for those who can’t handle the German Biers. Ivar has grown accustomed to this lifestyle, and will find it hard back in Aus we think!