TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Because it is October, I would like to start the month with a post dedicated to Octoberfest: MUNICH. And you thought it was beer huh. I have not been to Octoberfest and it is not something I would crave to go to anyway. I think I would feel old going to a beer and party event. I mean the whole city is partying each night with loud kids dressed in dirndl and lederhosen and throwing up on street gutters. Not a pretty sight to me but then again I am a middle aged woman, so ignore me. I am sure it sounds cool when you are 20 something =) Nevertheless, it is October and Germany is in the map so let me share my last Munich pictures from my trip to the city last year. In Munchen, as it is locally called, I visited the Schrannenhalle food market , went to the Hofbrauhaus (a traditional beer house) and got picked up by a kid half my age, enjoyed the amazing street performances , hanged out at the Marienplatz , had dinner at the Ratskeller (town hall cellar restaurant) and strolled the H...

My last day in Munich was spent going slow. I went to have a drink at Schuhbecks Orlando after a stroll in the Hofgarten. Hofgarten (Court Garden) Information: Hofgarten Commissioned by Duke Maximilian I in 1613-1617, the garden is designed in Italian Renaissance style. This is a nice green place to wander around during a slow day in the city. A place where you can relax and reflect about the events of the day that had just passed. I did not see any signs saying, Keep Off the Grass, so during warmer and dry days, this is a great place to hold an outdoor picnic. I also read that local residents come here to play boules in the summer. It is a French/Italian ball game played mostly by senior citizens. In the south of France they call this petanque. At the Diana Pavilion, and I have to wear a hat because the showers are not stopping. The Theatine Church in the background. The garden was destroyed during the World War II and was remodeled afte...