What I liked about by brief time in Munich:
The local pub (click here for link):
It was great. I sat right at the corner of the bar and enjoyed a beer and a meal. The bartender was very nice and spoke perfect English. (As someone who speaks English and only knows a bit of Spanish, I am always awed by those who are perfectly bilingual.) He recommended a very tasty beer and an authentic Bavarian meal. It was a type of brat/sausage that you had to cut "gently" and peel the skin off prior to eating. Yum!
It was great. I sat right at the corner of the bar and enjoyed a beer and a meal. The bartender was very nice and spoke perfect English. (As someone who speaks English and only knows a bit of Spanish, I am always awed by those who are perfectly bilingual.) He recommended a very tasty beer and an authentic Bavarian meal. It was a type of brat/sausage that you had to cut "gently" and peel the skin off prior to eating. Yum!
OK, to say I "liked" this is the wrong term. It's done very well, however. It is pretty haunting to be in the exact spot where so many were tortured and died.
I planned my Sunday figuring I would visit Dachau in the morning. I knew that would be pretty depressing/heavy, so I intentionally put something fun in the afternoon. The "2nd-tier" soccer team in Munich, 1860 Munich, played at Allienz stadium (the big stadium in Munich that hosts the world cup). I got great seats from a scalper for a reasonable price (much less than list price).
Here is the view from my seat. (Note - my camera doesn't zoom):
The fans on both sides did all sorts of fun chants (one was Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" in German) - and I loved the theme song:
That was a fun 27 hours! From there I was off to Friesing to meet my colleagues and present a paper! An update on that will be coming soon.
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