Last weekend Ely and I decided to go visiting our friends Steffen and Katja, who had a baby (Lisa) last September. Lisa is a cutie and with her parents we had a nice - even short - catching up and we had a yummy sushi dinner promptly delivered to their home.
With the occasion we spent a nice weekend in Munich. The weather was great, so we had the opportunity to visit the city, do some shopping and - obviously when in Munich - drink some good healthy german beer and eat some fatty german food in one of the many famous historical locals in town. One of our favourite is HB (Hofbrauhaus), the most famous local, founded hundreds of years ago by the royals of Bayern, where traditions remain untouched since that time for beer brewing, food serving and typical music played. The place is huge, with old wooden tables. You can take a seat wherever it's free, sharing a table with strangers that, after the first liter of beer, become your best friends ever!!! The atmosphere is cherish and people sing typical bavarian musics played by men in typical dresses. Ceilings are very high and in some cases richly decorated. Waiters run around very quickly and there are girls going around with huge pretzels (mmhhh...my favorites!!) for sale. Food served is typical bavarian, with high concentration of typical sausages (wurst). My favorites are Nurbergers. Ely got a Laeberkase, a slice of pork meat that is basically made with the same paste of the wurst. Everything was delicious and we really enjoyed the mood of the place. Recommended for everyone who will visit Munich next.
In Munich we also have some "must" shopping places, such as Magazin in Funf Hofe, Manufactum and Dallmayr. It was fun.
We spent also some time at the Therme Erding, said to be the biggest of Europe (and on some brochures, the biggest of the world (??)).It can be, because they are huge, lots of saunas, thermal water and treatments to relax body and spirit. It was extreme, but very relaxing, to go out at -1°C after being in the 85°C sauna. Sort like a thermic shock that makes you feel great afterward. If you like thermal spas, saunas and treatments, don't miss this incredible place, right 40 minutes drive from the Munich city center, in Erding.
On the way back home we found some bad weather, expecially on the border between Germany and Austria. But around Innsbruck it stopped raining and the rest of the trip was ok.
Fortunately we are only a 4 hour drive from Munich. We'll go back - especially to the thermal spa - as soon as possible. We are already looking forward for our next weekend there. :))
Have a nice week, folks! We'll wait for the next 10 on 10 for a new post.
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