Saturday, July 14, 2007
Munich, Germany Pics
at the olympic stadium
fair grounds ... blending in with the locals?
mikey having a bit of fun with the historical landmarks
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Munich, Germany
Munich, munich, munich... what to say? We had a great time as a group in Munich. our overnight train ride wasnt too bad and actually the hostel wasnt too shabby either (minus the fact that it was a 40 person room.... dont worry, we were the loudest...thanks Pat). The day we arrived, we figured out the subway system and headed out to Dachau (sp), a concentration camp on the outskirts of the city. it was absolutely crazy to see in person but a definite must while in Germany.
that night, we signed up for a tour of several beer gardens (more or less a "biergarten crawl"). we went around to some of the most famous beer gardens in munich and learned some rather interesting facts. for instance, did you know that beer isnt even considered an alcoholic beverage, it is mereley a drink that you can take and walk down the street with it. The germans just prefer to call it liquid bread...its more suitable.
We ate extra large pretzles and drank out of extra large beer mugs. PROST! later we all went to bed feeling like the pilsbury dough boy. . .literally.
there wasnt much planned for the next day so molly and i sat down for a leisure breakfast and looked up some ideas of what to do. we noticed that the summer festival was going on and that day happened to be the last day of the festival (perfect timing). even better was the fact that the event was being held at the olympic stadium... talk about killing two birds with one stone. Festival. . . check, olympic stadium. . . check! the summer festival was lots of fun. we shopped, ate food, listen to bavarian music and relaxed, just watching the crowd. we spent all day there before we even realized the time was getting very late.
we had a date at the haufbrau house (sp...i butchered that one). it was a huge hall full of leiderhosen, pretzels and, of course, beer...everywhere, beer.
we had a good time there...obviously, i have a good time anywhere with the fam, but the atmosphere makes it that much better. :)
the next day dumped rain all day...it was unbelievable! we were supposed to go sightseeing but there was no way. we walked around a bit, found a restaraunt and parked for a few hours, chatting and eating. then we headed to the cinema and actually found an english speaking movie (with no subtitles i might add) and killed 2 more hours doing that. HOT FUZZ (movie we saw) was actually a really funny movie... i give it 1 1/2 thumbs up.
it was a slow day,but a good day because we got to rest a bit. we had to catch the 10:40 pm train to amsterdam that night and its hard to sleep in those tiny beds.
so, i write this blog from amsterdam... sadly, the group has parted again and molly, michael and i are on our own.
brussels, paris, home... thats all thats left
until next time
that night, we signed up for a tour of several beer gardens (more or less a "biergarten crawl"). we went around to some of the most famous beer gardens in munich and learned some rather interesting facts. for instance, did you know that beer isnt even considered an alcoholic beverage, it is mereley a drink that you can take and walk down the street with it. The germans just prefer to call it liquid bread...its more suitable.
We ate extra large pretzles and drank out of extra large beer mugs. PROST! later we all went to bed feeling like the pilsbury dough boy. . .literally.
there wasnt much planned for the next day so molly and i sat down for a leisure breakfast and looked up some ideas of what to do. we noticed that the summer festival was going on and that day happened to be the last day of the festival (perfect timing). even better was the fact that the event was being held at the olympic stadium... talk about killing two birds with one stone. Festival. . . check, olympic stadium. . . check! the summer festival was lots of fun. we shopped, ate food, listen to bavarian music and relaxed, just watching the crowd. we spent all day there before we even realized the time was getting very late.
we had a date at the haufbrau house (sp...i butchered that one). it was a huge hall full of leiderhosen, pretzels and, of course, beer...everywhere, beer.
we had a good time there...obviously, i have a good time anywhere with the fam, but the atmosphere makes it that much better. :)
the next day dumped rain all day...it was unbelievable! we were supposed to go sightseeing but there was no way. we walked around a bit, found a restaraunt and parked for a few hours, chatting and eating. then we headed to the cinema and actually found an english speaking movie (with no subtitles i might add) and killed 2 more hours doing that. HOT FUZZ (movie we saw) was actually a really funny movie... i give it 1 1/2 thumbs up.
it was a slow day,but a good day because we got to rest a bit. we had to catch the 10:40 pm train to amsterdam that night and its hard to sleep in those tiny beds.
so, i write this blog from amsterdam... sadly, the group has parted again and molly, michael and i are on our own.
brussels, paris, home... thats all thats left
until next time
Monday, July 9, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
PRAGUE
After meeting up with the four other peeps, to complete our family trip, we checked into our 7 person room and settled in for a bit. To celebrate our reunion we all went out for some italian cuisine (lets just say that czech food is a little much for the stomach to handle...boiled this, fried that).
walking around Prague is spectacular, it has to be one of the most beautiful places in europe, let alone, the world! Even Hitler found it too amazing to bomb during WWII. The entire city is a work of art.
we walked all day making it through old town and up to the top of the city, playing with pats soccer ball through the streets, hitting tourists in the face with our awful aim, pissing off locals with our rambunctious behavior ... i am amazed micahel, pat and liam havent been lynched...yet ;) (please catch my hint of sarcasm...we were all having fun). At some point we headed into a chapel to escape the rain, even chatty michael was at a loss for words when he saw the elaborate stain glass windows framing the altar. next stop, the oldest pub in prague because we were a bit "tirsty."
Going out with the family always makes for great times and lots of laughter the next morning ;)
That next day we had to catch an overnight train so we had some time to leasurly stroll the city, have lunch and visit the communist museum... I had no idea!
OK, to wrap this up... we made it to munich, germany yesterday. great city so far! we are site seeing today so i will let you all know how is goes later.
only nine more nights :(... I dont even want to begin the countdown
After meeting up with the four other peeps, to complete our family trip, we checked into our 7 person room and settled in for a bit. To celebrate our reunion we all went out for some italian cuisine (lets just say that czech food is a little much for the stomach to handle...boiled this, fried that).
walking around Prague is spectacular, it has to be one of the most beautiful places in europe, let alone, the world! Even Hitler found it too amazing to bomb during WWII. The entire city is a work of art.
we walked all day making it through old town and up to the top of the city, playing with pats soccer ball through the streets, hitting tourists in the face with our awful aim, pissing off locals with our rambunctious behavior ... i am amazed micahel, pat and liam havent been lynched...yet ;) (please catch my hint of sarcasm...we were all having fun). At some point we headed into a chapel to escape the rain, even chatty michael was at a loss for words when he saw the elaborate stain glass windows framing the altar. next stop, the oldest pub in prague because we were a bit "tirsty."
Going out with the family always makes for great times and lots of laughter the next morning ;)
That next day we had to catch an overnight train so we had some time to leasurly stroll the city, have lunch and visit the communist museum... I had no idea!
OK, to wrap this up... we made it to munich, germany yesterday. great city so far! we are site seeing today so i will let you all know how is goes later.
only nine more nights :(... I dont even want to begin the countdown
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