DAY 16- Hopfgarten to Munich

Hofbrauhaus is everything you’d imagine a Bavarian beer hall to be, complete with servers in Lederhosen, wooden tables with benches, Oompah band playing music, beer served in 1 litre glass steins, and big pretzels to soak up all that beer with. Add on top of that German drinking songs and salutations, and you get one of Munich’s top tourist attractions, the world’s most famous beer hall, and one enjoyable night. Established in 1589 as the Royal Brewery of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Hofbrauhaus has a long history, complete with being the site of some of Hitler’s meetings. Some of the long, wooden tables in the hall have been there for over 100 years, there are beer lockers for the regulars who want to keep their steins in a safe place, and there are as many locals as there are tourists (according to the regular visitor I sat with). The food and the beer was good, but the atmosphere was what made it so memorable.

Found in the Kultfabrik section (which claims to be the largest party zone in Europe) of Munich, this was our second stop of the night, and it was CRAZY. Upon paying our 5 Euro admission fee, we were given a ticket for a bottle of Vodka and four Red Bulls, which we collected at the bar and shared between four of us. When we got into the club, there didn’t seem to be many people, but not five minutes later, the place was PACKED! Hardly any room to move at all, let alone dance. We managed to find the room, though. We spent most of the night there, but before I knew it, the 40 other people I was with seemed to disappear. Granted, I had met a guy, but to just go and disappear doesn’t make sense. Turns out they had gone next door, but with so many people, it is not hard to lose the people you’ve come with. That said, we did have a great time dancing all night.

If you’re looking for a hotel that makes it easy to get around the city, this is it, as it’s right on a train line. However, that also means it makes for a noisy night. That’s the only complaint with this hotel, as it is a clean and efficient hotel that offers a good breakfast. The staff was friendly, and quick to answer questions or help in any way. The rooms are average in size, and are clean. It was the first hotel room we got that had an iron and ironing board, so we were very excited about that.