From the Munich main train station it would take one about 45min by train or car to Starnberger see. This place was highly recommended by my cousin for chilling away from the city crowd and that was what we were looking to do on our last day. There are plenty of restaurants lining the lake serving german beer and wine. Proper food however seems to be lacking from the menu. The closest we got to food was a really thin crust pizza. Here you could feed the ducks and spend the whole afternoon just relaxing by the lake. But since we were getting quite hungry, we finally decide to head off to another beer hall for dinner.
Here we concluded our last meal in Munich and look forward to the next time we return to Munich again!
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The beer tents were about 10-15 walks from the Munich main train station. Before you arrive you will notice drunk men already sprawled on the grass patches leading up to the Oktoberfest grounds. Most of which have fallen asleep on the grass by 2pm in the afternoon! We did not manage to enter the beer tents as tickets were likely sold out 6-12 months prior to the festival. However we did still manage to sneak our way into a beer pub/restaurant in the middle of the Oktoberfest grounds. Beer with a lively crowd singing to german songs and a live band playing traditional Oktoberfest music, we enjoyed every minute of it! We had the popular pork knuckle, sausages and other traditional german dishes to pair with our smooth beer. After the fun of Oktoberfest, there is always the after party. Where else to go but to find a good beer house to continue our feasting. My dear cousin who lives in Munich recommended us to Augustiner-Keller. The beer here might not have been as smooth as the ones we had at Oktoberfest but it was still good all the same. However we were exhausted from a day of drinking, playing games and taking carnival rides we were almost nodding off into our dinner plates. I must say the food here was pretty good. I had the steak medium rare and tried my cousin's breaded fried venison with cranberry sauce. It was delicious. So if you are looking for an beer house after Oktoberfest I would recommend HB (refer to 24/9/2015 post) first and then Augustiner Keller.
What a day it has been! Oktoberfest is one festival I finally checked off my to-visit list. Awesome experience~! Augustiner-Keller Address: Arnulfstraße 52, 80335 München, Germany Phone:+49 89 594393
I would highly recommend those visiting Munich to take a day trip to Rothenburg. Taking the ICE train, it would take you only 2.5 hours one way. A totally different atmosphere from the big city and a way to escape the crowd (especially of Oktoberfest). Something about the old cobbled stone road and traditional houses were oddly enticing. We enjoyed every minute of our trip in this little town and I believe the next time I return here, I would stay here for a few nights to fully explore this medieval town. For now, its goodbye to enchanting Rothenburg...
We must be terribly unfit because A and I were panting by the time we reached the top of the tower (about 13 storey up). Only the view made the climb up worthwhile. We didn't spend that much time at the top of the tower due to the number of tourist cramping up the already narrow viewing area. I would estimate the width of the viewing area as less than a meter. Imagine 1 person having to walk sideways to pass another person, that's how narrow it was! It was about 6pm when we climbed down the tower and it was time for some German style dinner! With the help of tripadvisor the app, we decided to visit the famous HB beer house for dinner and drinks. A search on google will tell you that this place started from the 16th century and one of the most famous Beer halls in the world! Each mug of beer is seriously heavy but each of the beer ladies here could carry up to 8 with both hands! I'm really impressed because carrying even one was heavy for us girls! Hofbräuhaus München Address: Platzl 9, 80331 München, Germany Phone:+49 89 29013610
By 7pm, many of the guests here were in high spirit (in other words drunk or pretty high). You would have thought it was not common for them to see that many asians as they were making quite a big of noise (in german which we don't understand) when we walked by. But we credit it to the extensive amounts of beer consumed during this time of the year. So if you are in Munich, don't miss out visiting HB even it is just to soak up the atmosphere!
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