Munich continues to make me feel at home.
I'm staying at the Vi Vadi, same as I did back in December. Great budget hotel, great location a block from the Hbf, and always accommodating. I mentioned in my online reservation that I had a motorcycle, and they were all over that, immediately offering to guide me to the garage and to show me where I can park for free.
I was given a ground-floor room this time, and it was really nice. It had a back door that opened onto a secluded patio area, complete with chairs, tables, trees and grass.
I quickly changed into my civies and made out for the Augustiner Restaurant. It was busy as usual. I walked around for a few minutes, saw someone sitting alone at a table, and went up and asked if he wanted company for conversation. He seemed a little confused, but he said sure. It wasn't long before he said he was new to Munich, and he had never seen the sociable shared tables so typical in Bavarian restaurants.
He is Mexican, and spends his days split between Mexico City and Brazil as a surgeon of cardiology. We spent a few hours talking about life in Mexico and Brazil, travel, Europe, and Canada.
For Saturday, I rested, watched some TV, went walking a bit around the area, then went out to watch the latest Batman in English at a nearby theatre. In Germany, a few cities will show movies in their original language (OV or OF is listed in the movie listing), and Munich is just one of those cities, with about 3 theatres that show at least a few OV movies.
While I waited for the movie to start, I hit the nearby Lowenbrau biergarten for more crispy port knuckle and more dark beer. Lots more dark beer and dark weisse (wheat) beer. It may not have been the best plan, as that beer really wanted to be returned to the wild while I watched the nearly 3 hour long Batman movie. :)
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