Englischer Garten in Munich
After spending the first half of the day on Marienplatz and in Viktualienmarkt we walked to Odeonsplatz and through the Englischer Garten. The weather was great for early May, it was sunny and in the 70s. Perfect beer garden weather.
Before going through the Englischer Garten, we stopped by Odeonsplatz and went inside the Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan.
St. Kajetan was all white inside with a bit of gold on the main altar.
There was also a striking black pulpit a few rows before the altar. This was just about the only non-white/gold item in the whole church.
At the edge of the Englischer Garten, the Eisbach's standing wave draws crowds and surfers.
Click to watch the video.
The Eisbach isn't very wide so only one surfer can go at a time while the others queue on the banks.
The stream is only about three feet deep.
Further in to the park is a large pagoda (Chinesisches Turm) surrounded by a beer garden. On the second floor of the pagoda is a Bavarian band (complete with the lederhosen).
Liters of Hofbräu's Weisse at the beer garden.
A young Bayern München fan waves a flag with the team's colors in the middle of the beer garden
A family picnic in the beer garden.
Like most beer gardens you end up paying an extra €0,50 per beer as a deposit for the glass. In the Englischer Garten you actually get deposit tokens with the branding of the beer garden on them.
Dinner in Munich was at the Augustiner Bierhalle. This is where I ate the first time I came to Munich in 2006. I couldn't help but order the Schweinshaxe again. Schweinshaxe is a pork knuckle, kinda like a big drumstick, roasted and served with a huge dumpling in a pool of brown gravy.
Two pairs of bratwursts and sweet sauerkrat at Augustiner Bräu in Munich
Augustiner Bräu München gegründet 1328
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Before going through the Englischer Garten, we stopped by Odeonsplatz and went inside the Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan.
St. Kajetan was all white inside with a bit of gold on the main altar.
There was also a striking black pulpit a few rows before the altar. This was just about the only non-white/gold item in the whole church.
At the edge of the Englischer Garten, the Eisbach's standing wave draws crowds and surfers.
Click to watch the video.
The Eisbach isn't very wide so only one surfer can go at a time while the others queue on the banks.
The stream is only about three feet deep.
Further in to the park is a large pagoda (Chinesisches Turm) surrounded by a beer garden. On the second floor of the pagoda is a Bavarian band (complete with the lederhosen).
Liters of Hofbräu's Weisse at the beer garden.
A young Bayern München fan waves a flag with the team's colors in the middle of the beer garden
A family picnic in the beer garden.
Like most beer gardens you end up paying an extra €0,50 per beer as a deposit for the glass. In the Englischer Garten you actually get deposit tokens with the branding of the beer garden on them.
Dinner in Munich was at the Augustiner Bierhalle. This is where I ate the first time I came to Munich in 2006. I couldn't help but order the Schweinshaxe again. Schweinshaxe is a pork knuckle, kinda like a big drumstick, roasted and served with a huge dumpling in a pool of brown gravy.
Two pairs of bratwursts and sweet sauerkrat at Augustiner Bräu in Munich
Augustiner Bräu München gegründet 1328