Munich

I'm writing this post on the train from Munich to Berlin. We all enjoy the time on the train to be able to take a nap, read, watch shows on Taylor's iPad, compete against each other on iPhone and iPad games (we always have to find some way to compete right?), look out the window at the german countryside, or eat some bomb train food (not really, but you gotta eat something on a 6 hour train ride!)


This picture is of the famous Glockenspiel. I guess it's a giant cuckoo clock. Clock aficionados come from around the world to drool at the thought of being able to watch life-sized people spin around the opening right below the clock for ten minutes every hour! That's a bit of an exaggeration, but it was pretty funny to watch everyone wait for the clock to strike 12, and then when the people started moving you could feel the energy surge through the crowd. Haha. The Glockenspiel was in the main square where we usually started our trek for a good meal.

The first night we got to Munich, we were able to meet up with Taylor's girlfriend, Jenny, and his sister, Kacie. They showed us around the city and took us to the park. The park was really cool and had a ton of people hanging out (most of them clothed). We didn't see any naked guys when we were with the girls, but we saw like 4 the next day! I don't know what it was, but I guess it's okay to get naked and hop in the river at the park. I heavily considered joining the locals, but was talked out of it by myself. Haha
It has been hot every city we've been, so the rain we experienced in Munich was not fun. It really made it difficult for us to wander around the city and check everything out. Taylor, Matt and I went to the park the next day to check out the standing wave created in the river at the park. This was awesome to see. There were a good amount of people watching every "surfer" drop in to the wave. Matt really wanted to try it out and asked one of the guys if he could try. The German surfer seemed stoked to see someone try it out and lent him his board. So, matt hops in his soccer shorts (everyone else is wearing wetsuits) and rides the wave for a little. He said it was much different from an organic wave and didn't want to keep attempting to master the wave because he was getting dragged on the sidewalk when he attempted to get out of the river. Everyone wore wetsuits to avoid all the cuts that Matt got trying to get out of the strong current. So, Matt was a baller and can now say that he surfed in Munich!

Below is a picture of the wave.




We ate a lot of authentic German food (the schnitzel was my favorite) and enjoyed quality beer in the beer capital of the world.

I'm excited for Berlin and want to check out some memorials or tours of the city that talk about the state of the country and world during WWII.

-Sangu

Location:Somewhere between Munich and Berlin, Germany