munchen!

i liked munich! when we got in, we were all kinda exhausted, generally exhausted. so we were thrilled to find that the hotel was equipped with a huge spa and pool (kyle finallly got the pool he'd been hoping for!), a fitness room, and internet. it was one of the nicest hotels i've ever stayed at - very modern on the inside but housed in a very old, interesting building.

so my mom and i went out for a short walk while every one else rested and enjoyed the accomodations, for dinner we went to hofbrauhaus - a beer hall near marienplatz that keelin recommended (he had been when he visited for oktoberfest). on the way we stopped and saw some good music on the street. then my mom and i stopped for a glass of wine, and the boys went out for beers on the street. the next day was rainy and cold, which kinda sucked since it was our only full day in munich. but we made an effort- equipped with six umbrellas, we walked around munich....until the rain won the battle. we headed indoors for more german beers and pretzels, and headed back to the hotel. i finally got in a really good workout and relaxed for a couple hours before keelin and kyle and i went out. the night was really really fun - my favorite nightlife so far! we stopped for a liter at a beerhall. then we were looking for recommendations in our book, but the guide book was from 2000 and lacked sufficient directions so we were not too confident. but one bar stuck out to me (jurgenwaltz i believe? no thats probably not right....) it said that it was more of a local place with live music and cozy atmosphere. i didn't think we would actually find it (it could have closed or changed hours it nine years...) but i headed where i thought it might be, and sure enough on a lonely corner we saw the sign for the bar. we walked in and saw that all the lights were out and chairs stacked...but we could hear music from somewhere. we looked up and saw a light on and people singing. and upon further inspection, spotted stairs going up. we went up, but the door was closed with a sign in german that we could not read.. was this a private party? we were pretty unsure and almost didnt even bother opening the door. good thing we decided to go for it! the bar was tiny and packed, but we were able to squeeze 3 seats on a bench with a bunch of local guys. we sang and swayed and stayed for way longer than expected. it was a ton of fun! and the music was great and the people were just so happy and nice! we all loved it, but kyle especially wanted to stay as long as possible!
but after a few beers we moved on (we did only have one night out, and so much to see) we went to a smaller bar for our night cap, and headed home, stopping for drunk food on the way! yummm

onto barcelona, time is flying wayyy too fast!