Kanoodle.

A quick yet pleasant trip to Munich further proved that most cities share the same general characteristics: bustling crowds, shopping, buses/taxis, sidewalk food vendors, and McDonald's. I have noticed relatively little variation from one city to the next beyond slight architectural and language differences. Of course, visiting each one is no less intriguing especially having witnessed my first real snow fall in far too long.

Munich's famous Hofbräuhaus beer hall welcomed us with liters of beer and authentically prepared pork knuckle. Oh, and how could I forget, kanoodles!

(photograph courtesy of Sequoia Alba)

Munich became the home of my first hostel experience which with I was not at all displeased. The rooms were surprisingly clean and the staff, welcoming, not to mention, the delicious aptly named continental breakfast equipped with clementines and individual portions of liverwurst.

Really, what more could you ask for? We took the train to an extremely creepy deserted adult theme park that consisted of a bunch of strangely themed bars and casinos gathered together in the middle of a neighborhood of office buildings. Considering the entirety of the German population is only ever seen wearing various shades of black and brown and the environment seems to follow suit, it was particularly odd to witness such a kitschy composition of color and theme.

Then, we visited a second-hand clothing store that had thousands of scarves as well as traditional dirndl and lederhosen. I had to stop myself from buying out the whole store. Did I mention that you can buy loaves of bread almost anywhere in Germany, including random shops located every ten feet in the train station?

As you can see, they take their carbohydrates very seriously here.
On a last and final note of the night, it is very cold here, and when I say cold, I mean cold. Don't let the pretty clouds fool you.


We can't deny the freezing temperature.

Neither can this guy.

Auf wiedersehen,
j