Sept 18th, we arrived at Munich, where my dear friends Lingling and Mike invited us to stay with them. They have a beautiful apartment right in the center of the town. We were so lucky.
It was a few days before the Oktoberfest; this gave us time to check out the city. I had a list of places that I wanted to see---the city center, list of Churches, City Gates, Museums, the English Garden…although I didn’t get to see everything on my list, I enjoyed everything I did see, specially the English Garden. It is a very big park with a branch of the Isar River running through it. It was so peaceful and relaxing, I often forgot that we were still in a city. At the park, the most exciting part, I got to see the legendary Isar River Surfing!
Isar River Surfing
Oktoberfest
For me, Oktoberfest at the fairground was fun to watch, yes, I said watch—People watch, event watch and so on. If you are not much of a drinker, with 1 liter mugs, the party would only last 1 or 2 beers. Instead of drinking we enjoyed the crowd and food.
However, we could not come to Munich without having German beer, and at that time of the year, when there were beer gardens everywhere in Munich, we just had to give it a try. My German friends took us to the beer garden at the English Garden—with music, sunshine, trees, dear friends, great food and cold beer, life cannot be better. 
A few days later, we left for Paris.
Personal Opinion:
- Munich locals are good looking and tall, but a bit cold and distant.
- German food is great for my stomach.
- Italian Oktoberfest crashers are fun to talk to without English.
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