Munich..its been a while

We arrived at Munich airport about 45 minutes later than scheduled on Friday night. I'd arranged an airport transfer and our man met us at arrivals to take us to our hotel, about 30 minutes away. The last time we arrived in Munich, it was by train in 1997 and there was no such luxury. Arriving after 9pm, we checked in and had a bite to eat at the hotel restaurant/bar before retiring for the night.

Saturday:
I worked out that you could purchase public transport day passes online, so I organised that and added to my google Wallet. We walked up the road to a bakery, Aumuller, for some very drinkable coffee and bakery items for breakfast. The place reminds me of Canberra's Dobinson Cafe and so shall now be known henceforth as Munich Dobinson!

After our breakfast, we took tram no.21 into the old town. There seems to be an old town in nearly all European cities, and this old town was rather scenic. First stop, however, was H&M in search of some warmer clothes - I found some more trousers and a cheap jumper. I really had no warm clothes.

Afterwards, we wandered around the old town, taking in the sights. It was quite busy, even though Oktoberfest is officially over! Feeling a bit peckish, we wandered to a Bavarian restaurant, Ayinger am Platzl, near the more famous and raucous, Hofbräuhaus München. We had roast chicken and roast pork, with some local lagers.

Now stuffed, we took tram no.21 back to our hotel, the Scandic Munchen, stopping at a cheap store, where Gayle bought a thrifty denim jacket to keep her warm. It's about 15c and overcast, so it's not that cold.

In the evening, we went for a walk around the local neighbourhood, it's only 3 or 4 kms from the centre of the city, and very diverse, with lots of North African, Asian and Middle Eastern stores. We returned to our hotel bar for some happy hour drinks before heading out for dinner.

We weren't super hungry but found an Indian restaurant, Swaad, just around the corner for a meal. The place reminded us of Blue Ginger in Canberra - very cool, Industrial decor, and the food was excellent. It was good to eat food with real spice.もっと詳しく