Even though it ended a few weeks ago, it’s safe to say we are still recovering from Oktoberfest (Locally called Wiesn, after the name for the fairgrounds, Theresa’s meadows, Theresienwiese). If the name Oktoberfest is confusing, here’s a quick explanation: The original Oktoberfest did take place in October, but over the years the dates got moved up […]
Springtime in Munich Now that it is officially summer, I thought it would be a good time to recap our Spring in Munich. Once Pat’s busy season was over we were able to start traveling frequently! We went to Italy (Milan, Lake Como, and Tuscany) in April and Amsterdam in May. You can read about […]
Starkbierfest 2018 Munich’s Strong Beer Festival (Starkbierfest) is a lesser-known German beer festival with some seriously powerful beer. We heard it referenced as “Oktoberfest’s Little Sister.” While the overall festival was the same concept as Oktoberfest, there were not nearly as many tourists at Starkbierfest. Beer halls around Munich host their own Starkbierfest celebrations, but […]
Winter in Munich While I am excited for Spring and warmer temps, we have been loving winter in Munich. It was actually much milder than we expected. And there is SO MUCH to do here during the winter! The Alps are right here, which makes for the perfect weekend getaway for skiing and sledding. On […]
Neuschwanstein Castle Seeing Neuschwanstein Castle has been at the top of my bucket list, and we finally got to see it last weekend! The fairy tale look of the Neuschwanstein castle inspired Walt Disney to create the Cinderella Castle, and we definitely felt like we were in a Disney movie. It’s also surrounded by beautiful landscape, […]
Christmas in Germany This year was our first Christmas spent in Europe! It was extra special because my parents and sister came to spend it with us. We all met up in London the week before (read all about that here) and then continued on to Germany. Munich Christmas Markets First stop on the agenda […]
Our first Oktoberfest experience! Ah, Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival. Nothing could have prepared us for it! Our first Oktoberfest experience was also on our first day living in Munich. We literally hopped off the plane, dropped off our luggage, and took the U to the Oktoberfest grounds! I have a friend from college […]
Guten Tag from Munich! We’ve been Munich residents for a little over a month now, which seems so crazy! It seems like just yesterday we were waking up in Chicago, excited to board our flight to Munich. The flight from O’Hare to Munich was direct and about 8.5 hours. Our flight was smooth, and the […]
