These pictures don't really convey how crazy/amazing it was.
Going onto the S-Bahn, where the celebration was already starting
The huge afterparty at Leopoldstrasse
How clever!
2. Mitfahr
I used a rideshare website to get to Munich, for cheap! Since it was my first time, I chose one of the few female drivers on the website even though i could have left earlier with another driver. It worked out well; Petra was really nice and I ended up driving back with her as well. She was going to visit her boyfriend who lives in Munich, and they are actually getting married in next weekend! Since she is several months pregnant, she is going to have a large ceremony in 1 year. But poor Petra, Germany will be playing in the world cup next weekend (either in the finals or for 3rd place, knock on wood) and either way her wedding will be overshadowed by the soccer team! Anyways we talked a lot about various wedding traditions. For example, it is very common to see a group of around 10 guys wearing similar Tshirts or outrageous costumes who are part of a bachelor party. Both the bachelor and bachelorette parties will do all kinds of random things, like sell things to random people on the street (e.g. pieces of their clothing, little bottles of alcohol, even carrots!) and then use the money to buy booze. At the Olympiastadion Jennifer and I met a bachelor party wearing matching tshirts and lederhosen:
3. Bier, bier, and more bier
Like any other tourist in Munich, I had to eat at the Hofbrauhaus which is a really famous biergarten. Pretty much all of the people sitting around us were American! We even met a family from Costa Mesa, which is 5 minutes down the road from Jennifer. We also saw a girl wearing a tshirt with three letters that shall not be named.
4. Aaaand the sights
I guess the church doesn't allow men to put their hands in their pockets... too much temptation.
love it wish i could have been at the game with you!
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