T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
As is to be expected, this week I’ve had an explosion of hits from people googling their last-minute Oktoberfest queries and questions. Why don’t we take a stab at helping out these folks, shall we? oktoberfest reservations A little late for that, buddy. cheap dirndls Try Ebay. oktoberfest munich first time advice You’re in luck, … Read more
After more than a year and a half in Munich, we finally made it out to Munich’s Olympiapark. What finally got us there was the flying fox they have up for a few months. We decided to do it together with the Zeltdach-Tour (tent roof tour), which made for a good yet expensive couple of … Read more
Whew, what a weekend. We Munich bloggers had the honor of hosting this year’s Whiny Expat Blogger Meet-Up. Bloggers from the far corners of Germany descended upon us for a weekend of eating, drinking, wandering around, and lots and lots of conversation. We tried to give everyone a glimpse of our city with some unexpected … Read more
Munich’s postmark (‘city of world-famous beers’).
[Note: if you’re not planning on using Munich’s public transportation system anytime soon, I recommend skipping this post. Instead go look at some funny t-shirts from Gatlinburg.] Even Germans are bewildered when they first encounter Munich’s public transportation system in all its glory. The various zones, trams, S-bahns, rings, U-bahns, and Streifenkarten are enough to … Read more
Can you post some guidance for Oktoberfest ahead of the event this year for those of us who want to attend? (At least I no longer think it’s in Oktober 🙂 ) -Dave Hampton, Random Walks in the Low Countries OK, so my last post containing Oktoberfest tips was not particularly comprehensive. This time I … Read more
A reader (and friend) sent me these photos of a building in Munich. She said she thought it’d be perfect for my blog. As if I would post such an obscene thing. What do you think this building is for?
I keep forgetting to post about this, but the event is fast approaching. On the weekend of September 4th – 6th, expat bloggers from all around Germany will be coming to Munich to hang out, chat, drink, eat, walk around, and chat some more. I am all kinds of excited to get to see some … Read more
Don’t you hate it when crap does that to you? Graffiti is a lot more common in Europe than in the US. Sometimes it will alarm our American visitors, leaving them wondering if they’ve wandered into a bad neighborhood. Nope, even the fancy ones have it. (This last photo doesn’t highlight the subject very well, … Read more
The other day I was walking home when I stopped at a crosswalk to wait for the light to change. Also waiting was a little old German lady. Not waiting was a small group of German teenage boys, who were wantonly crossing the street without proper permission from the little green man. The little old … Read more