take it personally. with all the wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all truth. because more than football. players. october fest in unique sees millions of tourists flocking to the bavarian capital every year. to cut stieg and joins the masses for the world's biggest beautiful stubble. but the rest of the year is something to offer to. put officer travel

tips for summer. and she has no shortage of ideas for winter either welcome to this check in special all about munich. this year i will be one of at least $5000000.00 visitors to the october fest in munich i'm looking forward to the fun rights and party tents and of course i want to try and typical october 1st beer. this will be a long day that's for sure. of

course when you go to the october 1st and you want to look the part traditional costumes are really popular during october fest. for. women have dependents and the men have leather pants leader who seems. in the lead roles as a leader was a special of course so do you only see them at october 1st or will you see them at the office too watauga. incident if you want to in this region later who isn't on just one for special events with the cotton get tourists like to wear them to get into the swing of things when i'm told to fish but for us they're just a pair of pants we'd wear on an ordinary day. i thought talking. about you would look like

a real bavarian boy bio to show you both. thanks alex. so now i'm ready to go check out the festival one tip if you come here to take public transportation it's much faster. there's a lot going on here early in the morning so let me talk to a few visitors where you from. i was like that's all right then why are you here was celebrating the super bowl it's the 1st time you're here yeah this time and all dressed up or dressed up yeah we want to go this is how the germans dress it up. yes i actually do. just what do you like about october 1st that you well

just look around you have this fear there of trouble 1st is one of a kind because of it. everything here is about having fun but that doesn't mean it's only built beer the october fest is a real fun fair with rights and games and some of them have a long tradition for example throwing at cannes. for this right here it's called how did luke us get to luke us of course i've got to try it. but it was then what do i need to do not to look like a fool so that's the guy well you have to position yourself right i'm a nut and then it's just like any other hammer the same principle if you take the hammer keep the back of the hand loose with the whack at nice and flat on the right in the middle that's the most important part and the rest is easy ok i stop and

that's as i get the picture. yeah it's all right. it's harder than it looks. here's another classic bumper cars these small electric cars aren't easy to steer but there are lots of fun even or maybe specially when you crash bumper cars have to stay true to their roots not like other fun rights which keep getting higher and faster but they're very popular.

the digital family has operated these bumper cars at the october fest for years. it is the midst of this do you remember your 1st october 1st from within the yeah. oh yeah my 1st october fest i was just a kid we loved it but it was quieter than not as wild and hectic as it is not the console take these are big visits this doesn't exist on the monaca bumper cars have been around for about 100 years so why are they still popular songs i. got a sense of bob is not the whole there are a few things that make bumper cars special so the 1st of all you drives in yourself you can go while into the night a small team would help you like. make and then 2 people can ride in a single car at the same time so you can ride someone else to ride along any time you want you can eat outside but i'm not limited in there is the element of seeing and with being seen all the flirting and all that is not all of that is part of the

bumper car tradition this is i thought that all of us would have that. we can feel the love are there rules or is it a free for all. i think it's guided there aren't really any rules we do allow alcohol is but of course to keep an eye out to make sure nothing out of the british doesn't expose you we've also got a lot of children not me doctor and parents with kids to be so we have to make sure nothing out there so every now and then you have to jump in and say something but in the evenings things tend to get down to business like it's the absence of it other been ok and it's ok thank you mr this. and. meanwhile it's even being at october fest to get a bird's eye view i'll go on the ferris wheel. this ferris wheel has been here so. it's $979.00. takes you up almost 50

meters and is something of a landmark here at the october fest. that day at the october fest of course wouldn't be complete without a visit to one of the many privileges. there are 14 big tents in all which can hold up to 100000 people i'm in the hot tent one of the largest and october fest. she'll always find a free spot during the day but in the evening it's a real challenge is specially on the weekends. the thank the. the.

the. i'm. the. guy if you're here for the 1st time remember the beer at october fest is a bit stronger than your regular lager otherwise the party might be over soon or then you'd like. but it's easy to have a good time here everyone's enjoying themselves and the good news is contagious. that. i'm. so what's my impression of the october fest there's a reason this is called the world's biggest party it's point something a bit very an original i'm. i'm sure. if i made it an entire day at the october fest that meant for me one leader. we're walking several

kilometers and a spiritual horse is astonishing how great this event can be and no i can understand why so many people come here every year again and again. october fest only lasts 2 weeks but munich is worth a visit any time of year summer is especially beautiful because flirtation starts her summer tour of munich on movie and plots right in the heart of town. near nick on a sunny day and this is all i need my backpack my sunglasses a map so i don't get lost and this guy right here. today i want to find out what to do on a summer's day and many people here have

a reputation of being quite sporty and no wonder biking hiking swimming everything and outdoor fan can desire they've got it right on their doorstep. i've calculated correctly there are more than 1000 kilometers of bike trails in the entire city so let's get going. from marine plots it was only a 15 minute bike ride to get here in the very heart of the english garden it's kind of like a green living room for locals and a pretty big 1375 hectors for cycling playing or just hanging out in the sun. in this gigantic urban park is the size of 525 football fields. watching other people do so. has always been one of my favorite pastimes. and these

kids are the absolute stars of the english garden. wow not bad let's check them out from up close. the ice bucket river runs over a stone step creating a perfect weight surface for munich and all over the world come here to catch it and show off a bit so you won't find any adventures around these parts. in . time for a trip to the beer garden this is where the day really starts mine with my supposed . there is correct with the very end so i've been looking forward to this since i got here. there are roughly a 1000 beer gardens in munich the biggest one seats an amazing 8000 people today i

chose a slightly smaller one this is the house in the english garden with room for only 2500 people still nice and cozy though. the world seems like a better place when you're in a beer garden there are people in chatting having fun where ever you look and that is a big part of liberia and lifestyle aleck style that white unimaginable without the most the very end of all beverages and exactly fear i think there could be a connection there. and. so that's enough chilling i have a challenge ahead of me. and. as you can see i'm back at dizzying heights but do you recognize aware exactly. yes i'm on top of the unmistakable roof of munich's a limp dick stadium it was built for the $972.00 games i signed up for an architectural tour of the stadium it's about 2 hours long and there's a lot. to be learned about this masterpiece of engineering.

for example the 10 proof is strong enough to withstand the wildest storms and heaviest snow falls and i personally got to put that disability to the test. of her . i could take the stairs on the other side to get down but there is a 1st or a way to get my feet back on the ground. wow what an amazing experience trying to take a few snaps before we head off. to. another oasis in the middle of the city is that easier for people spend their lunch breaks

their weekends and even their nights here part of the river and its banks were in their early renovated over the last couple of years giving the people of munich and new leisure hotspots for the water used to be forced into a narrow can now but now it's free to run its natural course again. that these are by trail takes me back to the city center and tolan stretches over 290 kilometers thank god i only have to cycle a tiny part of it. from. munich is a paradise for lovers of luxury and this is their shopping district. oh . definitely not the place for bargain hunters macaroni and staffs it is munich said the most expensive shopping district. well. oh thank god window shopping isn't

that bad either fancy stores lots of cafes and a sunny spot in front of the national theater left almost feels like i'm in a pizza in italy. puts me in a real holiday mood. and it wouldn't be a real holiday without a little souvenir let's see what me and it has to offer. i'm sure i'll find something here they design a lot of their products themselves and most of them are made in bavaria and like that even on my travels i try to support small local businesses. and i even found

some things for myself. well this is it my very own momentum from my trip to munich and the critical one i have a great leather so i could hang out in the sun i pretty much read at the bare garden but i burn up all my vices calories on the bike i got to climb to the very top one of munich most emblematic buildings not bad for a single day so i think i deserve a treat and i already have something in. winter in munich can be pretty chilly for. parts that doesn't stop the tourist the 1st stop for many the. is it errs is the city hall famous for its glockenspiel

. because clearly has your own plans for a winter's day in munich already in mind today our visit germany's most famous beer hall the hof bright house later i'll try my hand at curling and with the mounds so close i just can't pass up on the opportunity of a little fun in the snow in the alps. first we go to the original hof brand house in unix old town. still space to sit at lunch time during the week you store it main hall has space for 1300 people. and spare guy is the famous beer halls manager and shows me around the up stairs banquet hall is regularly used for events for example a weekly dance night but home for house isn't just for tourists.

or a. novel why is the munich call for a house so famous again for me i mean because we have great beer that's the main reason that's what everyone claims this is the house we're in the point house has always been here since 1589 so that's a long time ago and it reopened as a restaurant the way you see it now in 18970. before that it was a brewery there is no one this before and why is it so famous once one because it's always been here and has always played a big part in people's lives and the mention in movie that or next week that one city stand the regulars have a special privilege here they can store their own beer mugs. you know you're right you know the beer mug treasure chest is a once in a time when the 1972 olympics were here. they used glasses to clearly show how much

beer was being poured into them. but our regulars said they wanted to hold on to their beer mugs will go into this damn distance of numbers so they put them into their own drawers which is now the beer mug treasure chest here you know stein who can i get in frost i'm just be at this somehow it's the most quickly sort of the good side and i was never not in the mood for beer. i mean this is. you know i like drinking beer this disunion because what's nice about beer is you're sitting at a big table chatting with people maybe you've never seen before or people you already know these are in kenya and i'm standing here brings people closer together the dimensions of. let's see how things go for me with the regulars. i'm do you have a place for your own money. that you hope number 25 so that tells you a bit about how long i've been here heated up on soft money how many can

a regular like yourself drink. that depends but to send out for me all right it's one and then you're still upright or a stumbling out of here or it's right or $2.00 oh no then i fall over. yeah that was. the end. of. the. wintertime in munich is also the time for a very encouraging come across the support and most beer gardens here i'm here with the owner of the i was tina keller who's going to show me how it's done. he. doesn't so it's not made completely of would. be right it's made of wood except for the iron ring here keeping it together it's classic just like you'd find it to grandfather's house could be maybe the underside of his was flatter depends on your taste and skill. thanks to the white it's lines really well if you give it some

momentum. or is heavy. and this is the one for kids. what's that supposed to mean the swing is the most important thing in cutting that's what i think ok i'm ok show me. if that's good too short. what's the game's objective what is it about time for goal is to teams play each other and the one that gets closest to the house gets 2 points and closest to the stone one point. is how the house is the one block yes it's important blog core it's called a bottom you play around it and whoever has the most points away was the one. they're supposed. to start the ball on the. combat savvy.

about 3 hours freestyle but it's worth trying to go. well but very encouraging is not so easy but it sure is fun. now let's get out of munich as promised away from the city and into the countryside . to make peace because i want to get to the mountains it's just 60 kilometers away and easily reachable by train. and just an hour and i'm at the alpine foothills. when we get

there we'll head right in the piece for some sledding. then take me out works is this my sled. ok thought that it was every day i don't know what the lift from above not from below yeah that's important. because otherwise you'll get tangled and pulled up if you go and lift my feet up. and yes lift your feet up on the sled so you don't get hurt that is you know when you want to get off just let go it'll go by itself. and then i'm ready to go i think but you'll help me right because you're going to end up a little bit of course. and it. c can also get ready. that. go.

play this low as 800 meters long and quite steep so you can really pick up some speed and things to the left i definitely have to go up. and down again the i'm. going. in and around munich you'll find everything the heart can possibly desire of a little winter getaway a huge selection of museums fun physical activities the obligatory beer and this winter wonderland just around the corner a perfect combination. it's

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