After a great night out we woke up, a bit too late really, and headed towards the BMW Welt. We wandered the giant complex, looking at all the current model BMW cars and bikes, with Jess gettign a ride in a classic Isetta BMW. We then walked across the road to the BMW museum and spent hours walking through the history if the famous carmaker, with some absolutely beautiful cars.
We then caught the train back to Marienplatz and wandered the Christmas market before wandering around to look for the Hoffbrau house. We found it amongst some other disneyland-esque buildings just outside Marienplatz, but went for a walk around, as it was still only 4:30 in the afternoon, despite it being completely dark; it was the winter solstace the night before.
During this wander we went into a traditional Bavarian dress store where Jess tried on the dress, blouse and apron that makes up the traditional garb. She tried on many but she eventaully picked one and I said I'd buy it for her for Christmas. Now we must have a bavarian xmas in july or some junk.
After this we found a big shopping street, the one with all the really expensive brands on it; Bvlgari, Louis Vitton, D&G, Tiffany's etc. We perused their wares for a while then headed back to the Hofbrauhaus. I was kinda iffy about the Hofbrauhaus to begin with; it didn't seem as authentic or cool as the Augustiner the previous night. We were indecisive about getting a table, so we decided to pick an empty table to start our own party. First a middle aged man and his son, from Sydney, sat down, but they kept to themselves. At this point i figured, I'd order one beer and if it was average, or crap, we'd leave after that. Half way through my first beer I mentioned to Jess that Hofbrau was a bit average (compared to Augustiner) and that we'd go after our food. Then some Americans, who I think worked with the Americans still occupying Munich, joined our table. At the same time my pork knuckle was served and the whole night suddenly got amazing. The pork was one of the best pig meals I've ever had. We talked politics, marrigage, geography and Australian ways over several 1L glassed of beer. I think the final count was Andrew 2L, Robbie the American 3L, Millie and Elise 1.5L each (when we left). This night was just as fun as the previous one, despite my initial reservations and how great the Augustiner was. Definitely go to the Hofbrauhaus if you're in Munich.
