We awoke and decided it was time to tour Munchen. We met at the Marienplatz city center for a free tour. However, the city was also throwing us a party… ok ok it may have been soccer/futbol championships. There was also a neo-nazi protest going on at the same time, so needless to say, we learned a bit about culture before beginning the tour. On the tour, visited the new and old town halls with the famous Glockenspiel, National theater, the famous Viktualienmarkt (outdoor market) and the Frauenkirche church of our lady. We learned the history of Kristallnacht and Munich’s role in World War II, the origins of Oktoberfest, and the history of beer gardens. At this point, it began to rain, and we noticed that we were conveniently next to the Hofbrauhaus! We had to stop for a snack of bier and bretzeln of course. We went back to home base and taught one of our Munich friends, Dirk, how to play American card games over pizza. Carsten met up with us and we ventured to some of Munich’s finest dance parties. We were entertained to know that Munich bars are open past Chicago time, so of course we had quite a long night, dancing to American and German music!
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