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By JoergandYuki
August 21st 2008

Farewell party in Munich

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BBQ on the roof teracce

Joerg and I made a little farewell party at our apartment before going to Asia. We were happy to have many people. It amazed me I had met them for five months. Special thanks for Jurgen helping to cook BBQ. I tried making Yakitori because I knew that Joerg likes it; he told me he likes Yakitori sauce. Honestly, I prefer Yakitori with salt, but it was one of the most popular Japanese food for foreigners. That’s why I decided to make Yakitori sauce but it was not succeeded (I should ask my mum how to make it). I appreciate [View Full Entry]

By starcar44
August 20th 2008

Cagematch: Vienna vs Munich

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GIANT BEER

This one's actually a no-brainer, and here's why: Vienna is flat-out boring. Seriously, no offense to the Viennese, but for the most part it's just dull and lifeless. Don't get me wrong; there's a lot of fancy stuff everywhere and the people are very friendly, but it lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. That all being said, there were two big highlights that made it a worthwhile trip (just not worth 3 nights): 1) The Belvedere Palace Museum. It had a big exhibit on Gustav Klimt, who is from Vienna, and is also the permanent home of his ''The Kiss,'' [View Full Entry]

By jrive
August 19th 2008

Deutschland has Surprised and Stolen Me

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Minneapolis
This was the best shot I could get of my plane overseas.

OK I have more time to write this now, and I'm feeling a little more patient towards the German keyboard, but there's still no way I can begin to describe everything I want to from the past 2.5 days. I'll just have to settle for a whirlwind summary to accompany my whirlwind tour so far. On Sunday we started off with a morning in Rothenberg, which felt like what would grow if you could take some German and plant it somewhere. It was just so classic. The town was ancient - I think I read it's heyday was in the late [View Full Entry]

By TomandLucy
August 17th 2008

The Munich WINE festival

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Löwenbräu

Hello from the Fatherland, we,ve had a lovely couple of days in munich. Our train from Paris arrived on time but unfortunately we were poorly rested after some anglo-deutsch disagreements about whether the couchette windows should be open. The air conditioning was broken and therefore it was like a sauna in hell on the top bunks, unfortunately Frasiers german cousins did not quite comprehend why we wanted the window open and furthermore why we both kept getting up to leave the couchette!! Anyway on saturday evening after a nice walk around the city we found ourselves at the Löwenbräu brewe [View Full Entry]

By Arwen a la monde
August 16th 2008

Munich - Bavarian Birthday weekend

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Altes Rathaus - Old Town Hall
Originally built in the 1470s and then reconstructed after the war. It looks newer and cleaner than the "New Town Hall" across the square.

Munich - Add friends, beer and voila! A great birthday weekend. Step 1: Invite all your friends Two of my friends in London and I all have birthdays within a month of each other so we decided to combine forces and plan a weekend trip to Munich in mid-August to celebrate. We picked the city, the hotel, and some flights and then were so thrilled when 16 of our friends agreed to join us. We had a fantastic, if not entirely cultural, weekend that involved afternoon shenanigans at the Hofbrauhaus, late night bar crawls, dancing, and enjoying a little sunshine in [View Full Entry]

By MJK
August 16th 2008

A woman's beer

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Mikes Bike Tour
This is the best way to see Munich.

We flew from Barnaul to Moscow and then onto Munich Germany, which was a bit of a homecoming for me. I lived in Munich while my dad was stationed there from 1990-1992. I was 12 and 13 years old and then in nearby Augsburg for another 4 years. It was comforting that our first destination was a friendly place and not only that, we had a hotel reservation. Life couldn't, and probably wouldn't be much more stable. Radler - The first night in Munich I introduced Maria to a drink I knew she'd love, which was a Radler. It's a mix [View Full Entry]

By DanMons
August 11th 2008

9th August - Munich

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Town in Germany
Can't remember the name - something starting with an A

Written by Daniel: I can’t believe how fast these Germens drive. I drive down the Autobahn at what I think is a pretty good pace and there’s people flying past me like I’m a granny in a mobility scooter. The speed limit seems like it’s more of a suggestion than a limit. It’s unbelievable! Today we made good progress on the travelling front and made it all the way to Munchen. Monique is definitely getting better at navigating and map reading and I think I’m getting better at driving on the wrong side, changing gears with my right hand, indicating with [View Full Entry]

By LTD Passport
August 9th 2008

Munich--The Festive Capital of Bavaria

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Chillin in a hammock

Munich Munchen is the German name for Munich. I searched high and low for the Munchen Carpet store, but couldn’t find it—I knew right away that this town was nothing like Brussels. If you didn’t get it, that’s ok, move on. On Thursday, 7 August, Dan dropped us at the train station and we parted ways with the promise to reconnect in the future and not wait so long to visit each other. After a short train ride, we arrive in Munich. Our stop at this destination would be a short two days before moving on into the heart of Bavaria. [View Full Entry]

By Team Little Kiss
August 6th 2008

143mph on the Romantic Road! Ah romance!

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Chelsea was caught being quarrelsome in Rothenberg

Hey everybody! Long time no write. Chelsea and I have been without internet access for 3 days in the medieval town of Rothenberg o der Tauber. It really did feel like the dark ages! We now have access in our hotel in Munich, but before we get to Munich I will fill you in on a little Rothenberg. Rothenberg is a small walled town, parts of which date to the year 1000AD. It has a fascinating history that includes being a cross roads of medieval trading routes (both the main East/West route from Paris to the Orient, and the main North/South [View Full Entry]

By Boof
August 6th 2008

Munich

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Hey all, our stay in Munich has been a good one. Once again at another Wombats hostel. First couple of days there we just walked around to get an idea of where things were in the city, so nothing too exciting mainly window shoping and all that sort of Jagga. The next day though we got up early and took advantage of the free walking tour as we did at the previous Wombats hostel, and once again the tour did not let us down. Not only did we get some insight on the history of Munich but we were also shown [View Full Entry]

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