Munich > college

Want a good time and relive your college days? Munich is your city.

On my first full day in Munich I did a free tour of the city, which was at great way to learn a little and get my bearings. The tour started at the new town hall with the famous playing of the bells. The square was packed with people watching little figures move on the clock tower during the bells. We walked to the Michael Jackson memorial which had recently been expanded to also include a shrine for his monkey. We were able to see the area where Hitler famously gave speeches as well.

That night myself and people from my hostel all hung out at the bar in the hostel basement. We played card games and learned games from everyone's countries. At midnight, you could hear all the Americans cheers to Independence Day.

The next day I went to the Deutsches Museum in the morning. There was so much to see it was ridiculous. I could have spent all day there (or maybe even multiple days) but after only a few hours my head hurt so much from learning and seeing so many things I had to leave.
After lunch I walked around the city and ran into one of the people I was with the previous night. We decided to hop on the S-bahn and spend the afternoon at Olympic park. It was so peaceful to be away from the city.

That night we walked to the grounds where Oktoberfest is held each year. On the way back back I spotted a line of taxis and knew there had to be something big going on. We snuck in. It was a party for some event. There were DJs and dancing so we stayed for a bit before heading home just before the sun.

Needless to say, today I slept in. I spent my afternoon at Dachau. It took about 4 hours to see the entire memorial, and only about a quarter of the camp is open to the public. Being alone, it was a very sobering experience.

I spent my last evening at the English Gardens. Again, it was very relaxing and nice to get our of the city for a little bit. I wish I would have had more time there before dark, but I figure it'll give me a reason to come back.

I'm off to Vienna tomorrow.

Until then,
Kristin