Nerumberg and Munich

M So we left Berlin and headed south to the city of Nerumberg, famous for it´s Christmas market. We dropped our bags off in the lockers in the train station and headed out. We spent a few hours walking around the quaint city with it's cobble stone streets and narrow roads. We saw the beautiful castle, then when the sun went down, which is at about 4:30 here we hit the Christmas market. It was very similar to many others that we have been to, just bigger. We bought a souvenier for ourselves, ate some bratwurst and enjoyed the carollers. Then it was back to the train station and off to Munich.

The hostel we stayed in the first night was right beside the train station which was great. (Wombats) We spent the night doing lanundry, and watching a HOCKEY came in the bar. Nope it wasn't Edmonton playing. Sure we were the only ones in there watching the game, but it was great to see some NHL hockey.

The next day we decided to take the free walking tour. It was very good. We learned a lot about Munich, and our guide, the only black man in Germany so he was easy to follow, showed us many small things that most tourists would just pass by, like a golden line in the road, Dodgers pass, that symbolises where people who did not want to walk past and Hail Hitler walked.

After the tour we walked around Munich. Went to the hard rock cafe and got Jes a shirt. He has 4 now from this trip and we haven't eaten there once :) We found a mall, and decided that it was about time we went Christmas shopping for each other. It was exciting trying not to be seen by the other person. At one point I was at a cash register and Jes was about 10 feet away from me. I turned the other way and was lucky he missed me, or so he says. It was the fastest shopping ever. After an hour and a half we were completely done. Helps when we have a small budget, our stockings we are going to stuff are just our socks, and you spend 24/7 with a person for 3 months you really start to get to know what they would like.
We then moved our bags from the first hostel to our new one. Went grocery shopping and made dinner and relaxed for the night.

A day inside.. we went to a museum of science and technology. It was huge, it took us all day and we still did not complete it. We saw ships, airplanes, hot-air balloons, computer history, astronomy, trains, musical instruments and much more. One of the most interesting exhibits was learning how tunnels are made, specifically how the chunnell (or Eurotunnel) was created.

We then left and went in search of an internet cafe. After much walking, getting very cold, and not having much luck we decided to go to a movie. On the way there we found a cafe. So we used the internet a bit, then watched the Golden Compass, which was the only movie playing in English. The movie was ok, we would not really recommend it though. What surprised us was the number of Germans in the theater. We spoke to one couple who said they only watch the English films as it is the original version, not dubbed.

The next day we took our time getting up then headed to climb the 302 stairs of a church tower for the best view of the city, and to watch the very cheesy glockenspiel. After a little last minute Christmas shopping we were off to find what our guide book said was the best beergardens in Munich, Augustiner Keller. We arrived to find to it all closed up and covered in frost. But there was a beer hall, where we enjoyed appetizers and the biggest beer Jesse has ever had.

After that we went looking for a grocery store. After that huge beer Jes had to pee. There was no where we could find and he was getting desparate. So he went into a littel hall, and was able to use the bathroom and get out without anyone seeing.

We then found groceries, made dinner, pasta again, and went out to use the internet for the rest of the evening. Today we are off to my great aunts place for Christmas. We will not have access to internet for the next week.

We wish all our blog readers a wonderful and safe Christmas.
Chat with you in the new year when we begin the next leg of our excellent adventure.