Munich

From Vienna, we were back in Germany.  Munich, to be exact.  I thought
that I liked Berlin (and I still do) but I think Munich just has a better
feel.  It is quite a bit smaller and the people even look, act, and speak
slightly different.  The best part were the beer gardens (I hope I don't
sound like an alcoholic with the amount of times I have mentioned
drinking...).  They are just a beautiful secluded grassy area covered in
chestnut trees with picnic tables and stines of beer everywhere.  Whole
families come out to spend the afternoons and you can bring your own food
or purchase from them (we had to sample the pretzels).  They even have
playgrounds for the kids.  Munich is full (I think over 20?) of beer
gardens and it is just such a big part of their day. We met some great
Aussies, Canadians, and Americans from our hostel and spent some time with
each other at these gardens.  Another gem we found was a fantastic park,
complete with waterfalls, old archaeological ruins, ducks, and even naked
sunbathers (this part was a bit much, especially because all of the ones
we saw were male and this made Cole sad...).  We would love, love, love,
to visit Munich during Oktoberfest because I can only imagine what the
gardens would be like then!

Munich: delicious sausage, delicious cheesy noodle type mixture (I need
the recipe!), great people: PROST!