Christine in München... Again

I visited München on 11 March.  This visit (as opposed to last winter when I went) I found the city center.  The bus driver was nice enough to drop us off.  That helped my navigation skills tremendously.  However, since I was visiting for St. Patrick's Day, I did not visit churches.  I visited beir (beer) halls.  Close enough.

Yes, I know that St. Patrick's Day is on 17 March.  However, I went to München because the city was holding its parade that Saturday.  And really, why not celebrate such a wonderful holiday multiple times?  I actually missed the parade.  I did, however, visit multiple beir halls.  The halls are infamous in Germany because Hitler went to them to gain supporters.  The first beir hall I visited was the Hofbrauhaus.

Inside the beer hall

Another beir hall:

German beir 

Christine 

Sightseeing

One of my first experiences in Deutschland was to visit a .... you guessed it... castle.  Germany has  16 castles (or so I read).  I visited one (outside of Stuttgart, not sure which though) on January 27, 2011.  This was one of the few times there was snow on the ground.  So not a great picture.  But you can't win them all.  On a side note-I was told in the winter of 2010 there were like 3 days without snow on the ground.  I move to Germany and there are like 3 days with snow on the ground-Winter 2011.  I don't get it either.

In addition to skiing the first couple of months, I also visited some towns I had not seen before.  On February 19, 2011, I drove to München (which Americans refer to as Munich).  I managed to locate Olympia Park.  I walked all around and saw the various venues.  Today the Germans allow anyone to swim and dive or play Fußball (which Americans refer to as soccer).  Notice there is no snow on the ground.  


I tried to find the city center.  Alas, it was not meant to be.  This is when I should have bought a GPS.  But there were many more times I got lost before I finally caved and purchased one in the middle of April.  I am sure I will find the city center for Oktoberfest.  But I think I will take the train.  


On March 27, 2011, I had lunch in Stausburg, France.  It's a lot of fun to lunch in France.  I mean, why not, it's roughly 1 1/2 to 2 hours away.  I had mussels.  Europeans also seem to love french fries.  No, I did not eat the entire plate.  Germans especially love potatoes.  Every menu will have about 5 different ways you can have potatoes.  


 Strausburg has a beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral, located in it's city center.  This city center I managed to find.  Really, you should not visit new cities on Sundays as most stores in Europe are closed.  But they will let you in the church to look around.    








Christine