Michael and I went for a walk in the Englischer Garten (English Garden... no "s") which is right in the heart of Munich. HISTORY LESSON ALERT!!! The English Garden was established in the late 1700's by Archduke Carl Theodor, initially designed as a "military garden" to give soldiers a place to study agriculture and a place to enjoy outdoor activities. They opened in 1789, and soon after the Archduke established a public park to the east of the English Garden, called Theodor's Park, which opened in 1792. Eventually, the two parks were combined into one - the English Garden. Just how big is the English Garden? Well... for those that have been to New York City... it's bigger than Central Park. Popular attractions in the park include two large beer gardens, the Chinesischer Turm (designed like a Pagoda), the Japanese Teahouse, the Monopteros, and the "Beautiful Meadow" where on any given day, you're likely to find people (especially old men) sunbathing in the buff. Yes... I saw it... and though I was tempted to take pictures... I held back. ;-)
Some pictures of the English Garden on the way out... I was too busy enjoying the day to take many pictures!!!
That evening, Michael and I walked to Oktoberfest. We rode one of the rollercoasters... and I got my Wienerschnitzel!!!! I was a very happy camper... since I hadn't had any yet in Germany and it's one of my favorite foods! We also went to the Lowenbrau (again, no umlauts) tent for a mass for me and a spezi (my other favorite German drink) for Michael... as well as a huge pretzel! Below is a picture of the Lowenbrau tent that was taken on my phone... I know it's not super clear, but it's all I got! (I'm still waiting on my other pictures that Michael took of me on his phone... when I get those, I'll post them as well!)
This picture below is of a gingerbread heart that is very popular at the fairs in Germany. I only got a small one... the have huge ones that are bigger than a person's body, but those were about 30 euros, and I'm too cheap to purchase one of those at that price! The lady at the stand where I bought it was really cute... she was afraid that I wouldn't be let on the plane with the cookie! She was trying to give Michael all sorts of advice and was telling him that she was worried for me and didn't want me to get arrested or something... but, it was all spoken in German so I didn't get any of it! HAHA!
I might as well mention a bit about Monday... my travel day back home. Michael started his first day of work (and looked rather snappy)... I made it to the airport all on my own taking the U-Bahn and S-Bahn (I know, I rock)... and sat next to a super cute guy. I totally lucked out with that too... I was supposed to sit in a middle seat. As I was right by my seat, the lady I was supposed to sit next to was talking to her husband across the isle stating she was a bit upset because now they wouldn't be able to talk. I offered to switch with the older gentleman so he could have my seat next to his wife and I could have his isle seat... next to the cute German boy. Yes, we talked... totally got along... flirted... all that good stuff... we had to part at customs... he said he really enjoyed meeting me (and I him)... and I didn't do anything (meaning I was stupid and didn't give him my number or email address). Yes, I'm banging my head against a wall for it. So... if anyone knows a guy named Lucas K (yes, I know his last name bud don't think I should post it all over the internet) who's my age, originally from Munich and is now at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA doing his PhD in computer science... send him my way!!! (And... hopefully that doesn't make me sound too stalker-ish!)
Alright... so... that was my trip!!! And yes, another trip over for next year after Cassandra's wedding is already being planned!!!
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I miss spezi!! And did you remember the "History Lesson" from foreign term? Good Job!!
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